Creative fields provide a broad range of opportunities for young people to build on their interests and acquire skills that transfer across industries, and New York City–where the arts and creative culture are a significant part of the economy and overall fabric of the city–is an ideal environment for creative career pathways work to take place. Our Creative Career Pathways report highlights the viability of creative career pathways for young people in New York City using research, data analysis and the voice of students. 

HERE to HERE stands with the AAPI community in calling for an end to the violent words and actions that seek to shift blame, marginalize, and do harm to those who we count among our friends, family, and neighbors.

Welcome to our #2021Kickoff week, five days of mailings highlighting all the great work underway to braid critical job experience with academics and better position Bronx and NYC students for future success!

During the summer of 2020, following New York City’s cancellation of the Summer Youth Employment Program, young people came together to save the program for thousands of students. This report tells the story of their efforts and the impact of their work.

In the summer of 2020, HERE to HERE worked with practitioners to implement our Key Distinguishers for Virtual Internships, a set of best practice to guide providers as they pivoted to offer virtual internships. This report highlights the summer experience, our shared learnings, and the value of Key Distinguishers in framing future iterations of virtual internships, during and long after the pandemic.