Connecting New York City students to career exploration success

What is the Futures and Options impact?

Watch our alumni share how Futures and Options helped shape their lives.

High school students gain hands-on experience working for New York City’s leading corporations, thriving small businesses, and dynamic nonprofits.

A six-week, paid internship program that trains New York City high school seniors in the Municipal Finance industry.

Students sharpen a wide range of professional skills in peer cohorts of high school students.

Providing ongoing support to Futures and Options alumni as they navigate applying to college and preparing for future careers.

98%

of our students enrolled in college

38%

are the first in their family to attend college

776K

wages, stipends, and scholarships collectively earned by students in FY23

A member of the class of 2025 at Smith College, Ruth Kendall interned with I AM CARIBBEING in 2020 and Her Agenda in 2021.