Futures and Options. The future is in your hands.

Connecting New York City students to career exploration success

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This holiday season, make a gift that lasts

Watch our alumni share how Futures and Options helped shape their lives. Your partnership is key to ensuring NYC’s youth receive the support to reach their goals.
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Expanding opportunity through career development

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The Internship Program

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

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Urban Leadership Fellows Program

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

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Career Development & Exploration

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

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Alumni Engagement Program

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

Our programs set students up for success.

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

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We work with the best and brightest in the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors.

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See Our Partners

Meet Our Alumni

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

Ruth Kendall, Futures and Options alum