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HORIZONS FOR YOUTH

Our mission is to transform children’s lives by providing targeted resources, rooted in education, in a trusting partnership with their families and communities.

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About us

Since 1991, Horizons for Youth has committed to understanding each individual student’s need and filling that gap. Through a series of highly coordinated, targeted support services, we create spaces for youth of all academic ability levels to succeed.

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Meet some of our students

  • l think the most important lesson I’ve learned at Horizons for Youth is that family isn’t just blood. It’s the support around us.
    Sylvia
    Joined in 2001
    as a third grader
  • A couple things I’m proud to have accomplished, is that I’m able to push through challenges. I’ve gotten better over the years.
    Marcheon
    Joined in 2017
    as a sixth grader
  • Horizons for Youth has opened a whole new world for me. They set you up to succeed, and if it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today.
    Martin
    Joined in 2000
    as a kindergartener
  • Knowing the importance of having a genuine mentor, who is really invested in the program and in me as a student, is why I am a mentor today.
    Yasmine
    Joined in 1998
    as a second grader

YOU’RE INVITED TO THE 15TH ANNUAL
No Ordinary Evening

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Horizons for Youth will celebrate its 15th annual event – No Ordinary Evening in Gotham

This event is held in honor of Declan Drumm Sullivan, whose legacy continues to inspire hope and opportunity through the Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial Fund. This year, we are proud to celebrate our graduating high school senior class!

To learn more about the event, purchase tickets, or how to get involved, click below.

We hope to see you there!

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Our impact on education in 2023-2024

90

%

Of students retained year over year

100

%

Of Horizons for Youth students graduated from high school

100

%

Of high school seniors graduated with a post-secondary plan

Words from our community

  • The best thing about Horizons for Youth is that it provides students and families with what they need to be the best version of themselves.
    Tiffany
    Program Parent
  • Seeing Bryce grow up the last six years has profoundly changed my outlook. I am grateful to be a part of his life and to witness the tangible changes as he grows up and finds his place in the world.
    Peter
    Big Sib Mentor
  • We work hard to have a diverse racial, religious, and socioeconomic population. Horizons for Youth heard that and responded to that in a very positive way.
    Mary Ellen
    Former Principal of Francis Xavier Warde School
  • Horizons for Youth has really been able to supplement the resources our students need that our schools cannot provide on their own.
    Dr. Natalie Johnson
    Education Researcher & Tutor

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