COLLEGE READINESS
CAREER ASPIRATIONS
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Raising the Bar since 1983
The Legal Outreach educational program serves low-income, urban youth from under-resourced neighborhoods in New York City. Our law-based curriculum focuses on providing our students with the necessary tools to achieve at a high academic level and gain the confidence and social skills to pursue their professional goals. Our goal is to provide social and academic support to our students so they can matriculate to competitive colleges and pursue their career interests. Through our support and their motivation, our students can fulfill a larger goal to thrive in a range of professional fields and foster the next generation of industry leaders.
Achievement Gap
Helping students develop the skills needed to excel academically in high school, college, and beyond.
Outlook Gap
Raising students’ awareness of professional opportunities and lifting their aspirations.
Matching Gap
Helping students develop the skills needed to excel academically in high school, college, and beyond.
Leadership Gap
Cultivating the leadership skills and civic awareness necessary for students to effectuate change in their schools, communities, and beyond.
Providing a network of guidance, information, and encouragement to students and families to help them navigate the high school journey.
Play your part in this mission
Ways to Get Involved
Partner with Us
Law Firms and Corporations
Learn more about the opportunities for law firms and corporations to support our programs through sponsorships, field trips, guest speakers, and internships.
Volunteer
Lawyers, Law Students, and Supporters
Discover ways to work directly with our students through our mentor, debate, and academic programs.
Donate
Support our mission through donations. Any amount is appreciated, supporting our 400+ low income first generation students.
Apply
Eighth-graders are invited to apply to our Summer Law Institute! After the summer program, students can be eligible to apply for the 4-year College Bound Program.
"When I review the colleges to which I was accepted, I know I wouldn't have applied to them if it were not for Legal Outreach. LO set a higher standard for me than I had ever set for myself." - McEndel Sylvestre, Columbia University '20
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"Legal Outreach supplemented what my parents could not provide. They taught me how to create the best opportunities for myself in a way not even my school could provide." - Evette Eweka, Williams College '20
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"Before Legal Outreach I didn't really think about my future. Legal Outreach really helped me develop a vision for my life and gave me the skills to pursue it." - Linden Bascom, Hobart & William Smith Colleges '20
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