About Us

Each year Global Opportunities For Youth hosts a Youth Study Tour to at least one foreign country.

Global Opportunities for Youth makes humanitarian trips, often several per year, to deliver on needs of other organizations and individuals alike.

Circle of Courage offers a model of positive youth development based on the universal principle that youth need a sense of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity to be healthy and successful. CoC is a year-long program serving students in grades 5-12.

MBK is a NYSED grant program that advances the educational, cultural, social and mental well-being of students, with particular emphasison boys and young men of color. MBK is the foundation and base for all School & Community programs, and provides activities for students in grades 5-12.

BFI is a year round program granted by the Ulster County Youth Bureau. In collaboration with the Ellenville School District, BFI provides mentors for a select number of students in grades 10 to 12. Mentors serve as direct and available resources for approximately 24 students, assisting them with academics, employment, career and college readiness, and positive socialization.

GBG is a contracted service through Ellenville MBK, that provides after school and off campus activities for students in grades 8 to 12, with an emphasis on college and career readiness. Activities include college visits, skills in public speaking, writing college essays and FAFSA applications, job interviewing skills, visits to local businesses and cultural sites. GBG operates year round.

TTW consists of a variety of activities for students in grades 5 through 12 who have an interest in gaming technology. This includes Saturday Super Smash Gaming Tournaments, Virtual Reality Club, and Drone Management Groups.

HPHF, sponsored and funded by the Rowley Family Foundation, serves students who are pregnant or raising a child, Teen Parents are eligible for academic guidance and support as they continue their education, and their college and career plans. HPHF provides physical and emotional support, and social and financial skills training for Teen Parents. HPHF operates year round.

YEP works in collaboration with the Ulster County Office of Youth Employment and Training. Students ages 15-19 can apply for summer and after-school jobs through Ulster County, or receive assistance finding jobs through our School & Community Engagement Office.

STEP offers 7 full day educational experiences in science and technology at SUNY New Paltz for students in grades 7-10. STEP takes place on 7 Saturdays from October through June. Transportation is included.

CEO works in concert with MBK, students are included in community based activities such as Get Out the Vote, Town Hall meetings, Back to School Rallies, Police Reform Committees and other community service and social action events. High school students earn community service hours for participating.