YPIE Honors Carolyn Reiss
Carolyn has volunteered at Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) for 8 years, providing mentoring and enrichment for college-oriented students from low-income or first-generation families. Her role includes developing meaningful relationships with “her” students, serving as a conduit to broaden their horizons, providing connections to resources to help them reach their potential, and supporting them through high school graduation.
On May 21, she was honored at a Gratitude Celebration as Volunteer of the Year for Yonkers Middle High School, one of six public high schools in the city.
YPIE Volunteer of the Year
The adult next to Carolyn is the college advisor. The tall student is her student who started at Fordham in 2023. The student at the far right is her other student, who is at NYU. The other young women are “graduates” of the YPIE program. The young woman in the white top is “doing pre-law at John Jay,” next to her is another YPIE student who just graduated from Purchase college, having completed her degree in 3 years. Amazing young women — with a committed, and suitably honored, volunteer.
Congratulations, Carolyn!