EMPOWER CNY
A youth-led social justice organization based in Central New York working towards educational equity.
Serving Upstate NY youth through educational programs, lobbying, and activism.
How do we make an impact?
Through partnerships with key community organizations, our volunteers connect with students in need, identify local problems in education, and help address them with activism, lobbying, and organizing. Primarily, we coordinate free, weekly student-support locations in immigrant and refugee hubs and provide volunteer-run workshops at resettlement agencies.
Sign up today to be a part of the largest youth volunteer group in the Central New York area.
Where do we work?
We are currently operating at eight centers and providing virtual tutoring through video conferencing services to 50+ families. So far, we’ve partnered with organizations in Syracuse, Utica, Rochester, and Buffalo. Ongoing efforts are focused on scaling to more local libraries, community centers, and refugee resettlement agencies
Who can volunteer?
We work with school districts to spread the word to interested high school students. We welcome all interested parties to register for their local tutoring centers. Many volunteers are also chosen to lead workshops.
Our partners make all the difference.
So far, our team has worked with 12 partners across 4 cities. From refugee foundations to STEAM educational groups, these organizations have helped us make an impact. Get in touch with us below if you would like to be an Empower CNY partner organization.
Where we’ve been featured.
New students and parents often find us in the local news or a national tutoring database. If you would like to do a story on our work reach out with the link below.