Opening the door to their future
Changing the lives of children through after-school programs linked to college campuses and a program for adults seeking a second chance for meaningful employment
Help Yourself Win Foundation
The Help Yourself Win Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) public charitable organization, was formed in 2019 through the consolidation of the Help Yourself Foundation and Schenectady-Win, Inc. Both public foundations sought to change the prospects for those at-risk of being left behind, with the new foundation continuing to support and strengthen the efforts of the consolidated initiatives.
Help Yourself Academies
Colleges often reach out to high school students; however, by then children may well have lost interest in education. We try to reach children before their interest has disappeared. Through the creation of after-school academies associated with colleges, we help children maintain their interest in school and help them turn their dreams into reality.
WIN (Working in Neighborhoods)
We seek to change the prospects for unemployed or underemployed individuals by providing them with a second chance through a program of study and training. At the end of a process lasting roughly six months, participants will be in a position to transition from welfare to work.
What Others are Saying
ABOUT HELP YOURSELF ACADEMIES
“My time as a mentor is the thing I am most proud of during my time here.”
A Casper College Mentor
“My daughter is in honors classes for her senior year in high school and hopes to pursue a degree in biological science—and her time as a Help Yourself student was a big influence on her choices to try to excel.”
Codee
ABOUT WIN (WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS)
“A great way to learn to do hard work for honest pay.”
Dexana
“The training was excellent, and my class, teachers, and instructors were marvelous.”
Moses
“The program saved my son. It gave him a purpose.”
Sonya