To deliver a one-year holistic, market-driven workforce development program that equips young people with the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to move from minimum wage jobs to meaningful careers.

To provide disconnected youth with a pathway to higher education and livable wage careers through training, work experience, college credit and support services. (2-year grant)

To address the educational success gap of low-income youth in Boston, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. (2-year grant)

To develop, prioritize, and begin to implement a climate program across all areas of the YMCA's work.

To ensure that underrepresented students have the support they need to enroll and succeed in advanced-level high school classes, graduate on time, and are ready for college and career. (2-year grant)

To provide holistic mentoring to 150 young men, grades 8-12, supporting academic and social emotional learning. (2-year grant)

To launch a Climate Awareness Initiative to expand organizational knowledge and raise student awareness of the need for personal and collective action on climate resilience.

To support the YMCA's adaptive programs, providing opportunities for youth and young adults with disabilities to participate in Y activities including sports, social gatherings and life-skills development training.

To develop leadership, social and emotional skills of middle school girls through a social justice and civic engagement curriculum. (2-year grant)

To develop an all-electric design energy model for YES' new headquarters, while modeling up to six additional conservation and energy-efficiency measures.