Say Yes Buffalo

Say Yes Buffalo Say Yes Buffalo's mission is to remove barriers to educational and career attainment for our youth.

Say Yes Buffalo is a landmark collaboration that brings all sectors of the community together to provide holistic, year-round support to Buffalo Public School District students throughout their K-12 years and beyond. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, Say Yes Buffalo began implementing support services to address academic, social/emotional and health needs of students in the Buffalo Public School District. Services currently available include:
-Scholarships (funded by local, private sources) to attend vocational and/or 2 and 4-year colleges (scholarships are available to graduates of public and charter schools in the city of Buffalo)
-Student monitoring system to ensure students are on track to thrive and successfully graduate high school

Additional services are being rolled out to one-quarter of the District’s public schools each year for the next three years. These services include:
-On-site Say Yes staff person (Site Facilitator) devoted to student support
-After school and summer enrichment programming
-College coaching
-Mentoring programs
-Tutoring and academic assistance
-Legal assistance for families
-Health and wellness supports

Services will be rolled out to schools depending on what Say Yes “Cohort” they have been assigned to. Say Yes and its partners divided the Buffalo Public Schools into four Cohorts, with each including equal representation of high, mid and low performing schools. For more information about Say Yes Buffalo Scholarships and Grants, as well as when specific Say Yes Buffalo services are coming to a specific school visit our website at www.SayYesBuffalo.org.

Say Yes Buffalo's Employer Think Tank (ETT) is a collaboration of non-profit partners committed to supporting employers ...
04/08/2026

Say Yes Buffalo's Employer Think Tank (ETT) is a collaboration of non-profit partners committed to supporting employers in creating thriving workplaces for emerging talent through intentional, thought-provoking conversations and guidance on real world application of attainable action items.

Join us on May 7th for Creating Space for Young Women in Tech, a dynamic panel discussion featuring local experts who are actively working to close the gender gap and expand opportunities for young women. Together, we will explore how to better support, retain, and elevate women in tech-from college pathways to career success.

This is an in-person free event. Event location will be updated in your registration confirmation email. Registration is limited! Click on the following link to secure your seat today! https://sayyesbuffalo.wufoo.com/forms/employer-think-tank-panel-panel-discussion

A sure sign of spring is the opening of Summer Camp enrollment in one week! New this year: four sites will have capacity...
04/07/2026

A sure sign of spring is the opening of Summer Camp enrollment in one week! New this year: four sites will have capacity for 7th and 8th graders. Full information can be found on our Summer HQ website: https://sayyyesbuffalo.org/summer

It's always a good idea to invest in yourself. If you're an adult looking to develop your skills, check out this expo ne...
04/07/2026

It's always a good idea to invest in yourself. If you're an adult looking to develop your skills, check out this expo next week!

Say Yes Buffalo’s Workforce Development Solutions is excited to partner with Sealing Devices to provide entry-level adva...
03/30/2026

Say Yes Buffalo’s Workforce Development Solutions is excited to partner with Sealing Devices to provide entry-level advanced manufacturing opportunities for young professionals ages 18 - 24 living in the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Sealing Devices, a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of seals and gaskets located in Lancaster, NY, is looking to fill the following positions: Production Worker, Rubber Molding Technician, and Shipping/ Receiving Clerk.

Benefits include paid vacation and holidays, medical/ dental coverage, 401k, career advancement opportunities and more! Candidates must have their own vehicle. Transportation stipends provided.

Please fill out the interest form below by April 15th.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/SayYesToEducationBuffalo/SealingDevicesForm

For more information, contact Shara Armprester, Recruitment Manager: sarmprester@sayyesbuffalo.org | 716-954-2401

Last week, we held our seventh annual Say Yes Forever Breakfast and raised over $27,500 for our endowment fund. We thank...
03/27/2026

Last week, we held our seventh annual Say Yes Forever Breakfast and raised over $27,500 for our endowment fund. We thank all our attendees, table captains, sponsors, and teams for their help and support in pulling this off. Just as meaningful as the monetary investment, however, is the community's support and attention to our project to make economic mobility a reality for our youth, no matter what ZIP code they reside in.

Getting back to our roots, this fall we're going to start holding an annual public meeting (State of Say Yes) to give our stakeholders another access point to learn more about our organization, our mission, our successes and areas of opportunity and growth without any ask for monetary donation. More on that soon.

In the meantime, if you'd like to join our endowment campaign, you are always welcome to do so: https://sayyesbuffalo.org/donate/

And thanks to our guy 📸 Kalvin Booker at Through His Lens Photography for always doing a great job!

Make BPS Community Schools Saturday Academies a part of your family's routine and success! This Saturday at Lovejoy #4...
03/24/2026

Make BPS Community Schools Saturday Academies a part of your family's routine and success! This Saturday at Lovejoy #43, D'Youville Porter #3, Hamlin Park #74, Herman Badillo #76, Makowski #99, South Park #206, Riverside #208, Bennett Campus, and the Feaster family's favorite at East #309!

(9am-noon at #43, #206, and Bennett Campus, all others run 10am-1pm!)

Two more financial aid workshops coming! Open to all Buffalo high school seniors and their families...
03/23/2026

Two more financial aid workshops coming! Open to all Buffalo high school seniors and their families...

Congrats to our own Stacy Rankin for winning the NYS Higher Education Services Financial Aid Navigator award! Stacy was ...
03/17/2026

Congrats to our own Stacy Rankin for winning the NYS Higher Education Services Financial Aid Navigator award! Stacy was recognized for her role in removing financial barriers for countless Buffalo high school seniors so they can achieve the dream of postsecondary success.

Pictured with her are the Acting President of NYS HESC Doris González and Deputy Secretary of Education Maria Fernandez. Also pictured with her are our excellent partners in this work from Buffalo Public Schools, college counselors Sabrina Tanevski and Heather McCue, and the entire Say Yes Buffalo scholarship team!

03/16/2026

Calling all high school artists!

Enter the Congressional Art Competition hosted by Timothy Kennedy.

The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The grand prize winner and a guest will also receive complimentary airline tickets from Southwest Airlines to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony with student artists from across the country.

🗓 Deadline: April 24, 2026

Submit your artwork and show your creativity! --> https://www.buffaloschools.org/o/bps/article/2766895

Reconnect, network, and brunch with us!Join the Say Yes Buffalo Alumni Network for our Alumni Brunch on April 11, 2026 f...
03/12/2026

Reconnect, network, and brunch with us!

Join the Say Yes Buffalo Alumni Network for our Alumni Brunch on April 11, 2026 from 11 AM – 2 PM at Eggsperience Vasilis.

Enjoy great food, great conversation, and the chance to reconnect with fellow alumni.

✨ Free to attend, registration required: https://forms.gle/AnjR1YCPA5WqM3uA9

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