Comprehensive Youth Development

🌈 Happy from CYD! 🌈 We celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community this month and every month.

Bee there or bee-square! CYD's 8th Annual Spelling Bee for Grownups fundraiser is happening tomorrow on June 2nd!🐝🤩

Only 7️⃣ days until CYD's 8th Annual Spelling Bee for Grownups!🐝🎤 A special thank you to Galaxy, our Queen Bee sponsor!

Bee-rilliant!🐝🎉Last week, students from all of CYD's partner schools competed in a Student Spelling Competition at
Goldman Sachs headquarters.

Thank you to Board Member Ramey Watkins and NextGen Leader Isha Singh for hosting! And a big congrats to our final 3 spellers, who will take the stage at CYD's 8th Annual Spelling Bee on June 2nd.🗣️🎤

📍Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
📍High School for Health Professions and Human Services
📍City-As-School

Meet Anthony, a senior and soon-to-be graduate of High School for Health Professions and Human Services!🎓✨
Learn more about his experience with CYD and how the Career Leaders program opened up new doors.

📍Anthony will be attending St. John's University in the Fall as an Ozanam Scholar!

CYD is proud to announce Harry Smith as our Bee Master for the 8th Annual Spelling Bee for Grownups fundraiser on June 2nd!🥳Harry is a retired television journalist and news anchor, as well as a second-time Bee Master!🎖️

Join Harry Smith and CYD for a night of un-bee-lievable fun! Buzz over to this link for more info on the Bee👉:https://comprehensiveyouthdevelopment.org/2026-spelling-bee/

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Michael Roberts, on being awarded Youth Leader of the Year by the High School Principals' Association of New York City.🥳This award reflects CYD's exceptional leadership and strong partnership with our school communities.🙌

Meet Stacy, a current student at the CYD Career Academy! A High School for Health Professions and Human Services alumna, Stacy chose the Career Academy after graduating from high school. 💫

She is pursuing a certification as a Central Sterile Processing Technician, a healthcare professional responsible for making sure hospital instruments are sterile and safe.🩺💉

Read her story to learn more about how CYD has been helping her with her goals.

📍Thank you to our partner: Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

Celebrating big decisions and even bigger futures🎓⭐Congrats to the Class of 2026 at Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School, High School for Health Professions and Human Services, and City-As-School on !

Each school held a celebration for their seniors moving onto the next chapter. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do next!🥳

Congrats to the CYD NextGen Leaders on a successful first event!🎉NextGen friends and family gathered at the Chinese-American Planning Council to learn more about CYD and our mission. Stay tuned to see what the group has planned for the future✨