NYC Kids RISE
Haihong Chen has a strong background in arts administration and education, with experience working in various nonprofit organizations and galleries. They have a Bachelor's degree in Culture Industry Management from Tongji University and a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Boston University Metropolitan College. Haihong currently serves as a Community Engagement Associate at NYC Kids RISE, where they help make college and career training more accessible for NYC public school students. Prior to this role, they held positions at Flushing Town Hall, ARCKBoston, and Cambridge Arts Council, demonstrating a commitment to arts education and community outreach. Haihong's experience and education have equipped them with essential skills as an educator and administrator.
NYC Kids RISE
The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to save for their children’s futures. It’s a scholarship and savings program designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable for all NYC public school students, starting in kindergarten—regardless of their family’s income or immigration status. By providing upfront scholarships for every eligible student, tools and information for families to develop their own college and career savings plans, and a way for entire communities to invest in their children, the Save for College Program enables all of us to work together to build assets and support expectations of educational and economic success for every child. In school year 2023-2024, every kindergarten, first grade, and second grade student enrolled in NYC public schools (including participating charter schools) is eligible to participate, no matter their family income or immigration status! In geographic District 30, every kindergarten through fifth-grade student in the 39 pilot schools is eligible to participate.