In March, our President & CEO, Grace Bonilla, along with a delegation of UWNYC staff, attended the 2024 Somos Inc. New York Conference hosted by the New York State Puerto Rican and Hispanic Taskforce. A pillar in the community, Somos Inc. is an organization...
Education Equity
Second Annual Black Studies: An Education For Me + You Bookmobile and Book Fair
Mar 6, 2024
On February 29, UWNYC proudly presented the return of the Black Studies: An Education For Me + You Bookmobile and Bookfair Tour. Created in partnership with the Education Equity Action Plan Coalition, this transformative journey...
53rd Annual Legislative Conference
Feb 28, 2024
In February, UWNYC staff attended the 53rd Session of the New York State Black Puerto Rican Hispanic and Asian Legislative Conference in Albany, NY. During the conference, our Health Equity team hosted a workshop that explored the...
UWNYC & the New York Giants Host High School Career Panel
Oct 30, 2023
On Wednesday, UWNYC and the New York Giants hosted a special Hispanic Heritage Month Career Panel and Celebration for students from Bronx Legacy High School and Careers in Sports High School. The gathering celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and highlighted careers in...
UWNYC joins City and State NY’s Education Summit
Sep 8, 2023
This year’s City and State NY Education Summit brought together industry executives, public sector leaders, and academics to discuss and debate the most important issues facing NYC’s education system. On a panel titled “Technological + Noteworthy Programs for New York...
Black Studies: An Education for Me + You bookmobile
Sep 5, 2023
In partnership with the EEAP Coalition, United Way of New York City is proud to have made strides towards educational equity in our city with a successful new program: Black Studies: An Education for Me + You bookmobile. An interactive library on wheels, this...
Amidst the Pandemic, Summer Rising
May 6, 2022
Sometimes 8-year-old Christina likes playing teacher by reading to her baby brother Stephen. She also reads to her parents, Gabriela and Aristeo–– Mexican immigrants who speak the indigenous language Mixteco, some Spanish, and little English. The two arrived in...
Black Studies: Let’s Read Me + You Series Kick Off!
Apr 15, 2022
United Way of New York City, alongside other members of the Education Equity Action Plan (EEAP) Coalition, recently launched the first Black Studies Read Aloud Series. United Way of New York City, as part of the Education Equity Action Plan Coalition (EEAPC) helped...
United Way of New York City Commits to Collective Action for the Equitable Education of All New York City Students
Dec 6, 2021
With the launch of the Education Equity Cabinet, UWNYC convenes cross-sector leaders to create a blueprint for dismantling structural racism in New York City public education. NEW YORK – December 6, 2021 – United Way of New York City (UWNYC) announced the launch of...