August 21, 2024
MCNDHS graduate Wenting Chen ’09 is a Sustainability Specialist at the DOE whose interest in the environment began at the school and set her on a unique career path.
Comprehensive Youth Development: Our Mission
Comprehensive Youth Development partners with NYC public high schools to prepare young adults, ages 14- 24, to secure a successful future for themselves and their families. Through this partnership, our students develop the capability to graduate from high school and make informed decisions on higher education and careers.
Forging paths to success
Comprehensive Youth Development believes that education enables equity, and that all of NYC’s young people deserve to graduate from high school with an actionable postsecondary plan that will help them join the 21st century economy.
Since 1995, CYD has worked with underserved youth ages 14-24, addressing barriers and paving the way for them to pursue higher education, training, or employment that can lead to sustainable wages and help break generational cycles of poverty.
Whether a young person comes to us for tutoring or college advisement, to learn digital or financial literacy, discuss career options or find a vocational training program, CYD tailors our free services to meet that student’s specific needs. We also meet social and emotional needs – through counseling, connections to pro bono attorneys, and medical and housing referrals – that can stand in the way of success.
Our services are intensive, individualized, integrated, instructional, and inspirational. See them in action in this 90 second video:
What’s New at CYD
Meet Our Alumni: Wenting
A Jump Start to College
August 21, 2024
CYD’s Summer College Prep program gives HPHS students an edge in applying to college.
Meet Our Students: Diego
July 18, 2024
MCNDHS student Diego, a future chemical engineer who immigrated this year from Peru, is spending the summer at Cooper Union.
A Career Academy Milestone
July 18, 2024
CYD Career Academy students celebrated the completion of their Bridge training with a certificate ceremony.
A Pathway to Healthcare for HPHS Seniors
July 18, 2024
CYD’s Career Leaders program at HPHS, in collaboration with NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, had a successful year of introducing students to careers in healthcare.
Celebrating Our Graduates
July 18, 2024
CYD’s three partner high schools all held memorable graduations on June 26.
Our Partner Schools
Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School
The High School for Health Professions and Human Services
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