ABOUT US

🚀 What Is NEXTSTEPNYC?

NextStepNYC was created to help New York City high school students find opportunities, mental health resources and wellness information. In this website we will continuously share internships, programs, scholarships, volunteer and leadership opportunities in New York City that are placed into categories to make it simpler to find information suited to you. We also make health and wellness articles and academic support articles based on research & personal experiences to share tips and tricks for students to manage their mental health and workload. Instead of having to search for hours finding programs, scholarships, information, and such to support you during high school, our goal is to make it easier for high school students to have equal access to information that'll prepare them for their future and support them during the high school process. Whether you’re looking for programs, ways to improve your health, or to learn ways to help yourself and those around you, NextStepNYC is here to help.

Why I Started It

As a New York City high school student I know it can be hard to find academic opportunities. For me personally, I began searching for opportunities around New York City to expand my experience and build a stronger college application. I saw that finding opportunities that supported my career interest was harder than I thought. Luckily, I was enrolled in a school that shared ongoing opportunities with us students, but then it made me realize not everybody has the same advantage and access to information as me. I also know many talented students who can qualify for programs I knew about, but they didn’t know about them. Even though I applied for competitive programs and didn’t get in, and I didn’t take all the opportunities my school provided us because they didn’t suit me, that doesn’t mean it won’t change someone else’s future. So I decided to make NextStepNYC, and to make it even easier for students to find opportunities or wellness information that suit them, I decided to add a category feature so information isn’t just scattered and hard to find.

🎯 Our Mission

Our mission is to become a go to place for hundreds of New York City high school students when looking to expand their experience in their career interests, find opportunities shared on this website, and support their mental health or academics. I want New Yorkers to have equal access to opportunities and not miss out on anything because they didn’t know that it existed.

What We Focus On