Futures and Options is proud to announce that our new website is officially launched! We are excited to share our new site with all of you so please take a few minutes to explore it!
We especially want to express our thanks to The Fund for the City of New York for providing the support and expertise needed to create this new site: our kudos go to Kathryn Weinstein, graphic designer, and Chris Snyder, director, Center for Internet Innovation, as well as Edison Calle, software engineer. On the Futures and Options team, we are deeply grateful to Serena Handley, external affairs manager, for her diligent oversight of the design and content development for the site. Thanks to this impressive group of people, Futures and Options now has a dynamic, state-of-the-art website.
Please keep up-to-date with our activities and events, find resources and apply to our programs by regularly visiting our website.
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From left to right: Lashawn Pollock, pre-intern, Nicole Pivnick, Sr. Business Manager, Capital One Bank, Shawn Coles, pre-intern, and Andrea Works, pre-intern.
At the April 13th and 15th Career Exploration workshops, our Pre-Internship Program welcomed 17 associates from Capital One, who were volunteers in the bank’s “One Week” Initiative. “Capital One's 'One Week' program is a company-wide volunteer initiative aimed at bringing Capital One associates and local nonprofit organizations together to make a difference in our community through volunteerism.”
At the workshops, a panel of volunteers spoke about their positions at the bank and shared stories about their career journeys. The teens heard about what it is like to be a teller, a relationship banker, and a branch manager. Following the panel presentations, the volunteers worked with small groups of teens who were assigned the challenge of developing a business plan to build a community center. Each group selected who would act as business manager, financial manager, operations manager, and marketing/communications director. After designing the community center plans, each group presented them to the Futures and Options team of judges.
We are tremendously grateful to the Capital One volunteers for their generous donation of time and talent to our youth.
For more information on the Pre-Internship Program, please contact Stefanie Jones or call 212-601-0002.
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Futures and Options is excited to welcome the following new business partners for our spring 2010 Internship Program:
Cantarella Consulting
(Consultant in Higher Education)
If you're interested in hiring a Futures and Options' intern, please contact Patty Machir or call 212-601-0002.
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Youth, I.N.C. Young Professionals Committee Mentoring Program Closing Event
What: Youth, I.N.C. Young Professionals Committee Mentoring Program Closing Event
Who: George Westinghouse High School Interns
Where: TBD
When: May 19th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
For more information on the George Westinghouse High School Internship Program, please contact Tyran Williams or call 212-601-0002.
Cocktails in the Sky
What: A cocktail reception to thank our donors, friends and sponsors and introduce new people to the work of Futures and Options.
Who: New York City professionals
Where: Mansueto Ventures, 7 World Trade
When: June 9th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
For more information on the event and to RSVP, please contact Serena Handley.
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We are looking for donated items for the silent auction and gift bags for Cocktails in the Sky. If you or your company would like to make an in-kind donation of an item for the event, please click here for our In-Kind Donation Form or contact Serena Handley.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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Futures and Options is excited to share our 2009 annual report with you. The report details our work in the last year to serve the youth of our city and strengthen the workforce of tomorrow.
Thanks to your support we were able to serve 54 percent more students this year than in 2008. Please click here to read about our student's accomplishments, the benefits to our business partners, our new program initiatives, recent fundraising events and much more...
If you would like to receive a copy of our annual report please contact us at 212-601-0002 or email Serena Handley.
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Did you think wish lists were only for the holidays? You can visit our Amazon.com wish list to donate items that will improve our program workshops, add to our college guidance materials, and assist us in organizing our small office. This wish list is compiled from requests by program staff and is regularly updated to reflect the needs of our students and staff.
Visit our wish list to donate an item that will directly benefit the youth of our Career Development and Internship Program.
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It is our priority to keep in touch with our alumni and offer support in any way we can. If you are an alum of our program, please take a minute to update your contact information on our website, so that we can keep in touch with you and keep you informed about upcoming alumni events. Thank you for your help!
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For more information on our programs or events, please email us at info@futuresandoptions.org or call 212-601-0002.
Visit our website to complete an online application for the Internship or Pre-Internship Program.