Testimonials:
YPI is preparing the next generation of philanthropists.

What our alumni are saying

  • "I learned so much about myself. My skills, weaknesses, potential contributions and value add to professional situations, etc. I learned self awareness lessons that most people learn at 26 while I was 16. This gave me so much confidence in personal and professional relationships. I learned early on what I brought to the table and what I didn’t. It also helped me define a career path. I was easily able to identify a profession that was a good fit for my strengths.”

    — Cohort 5 Student

  • “YPI instilled in me a level of confidence in my ability to navigate the challenges of university life as well my life beyond my schooling. I felt far better equipped than my schoolmates, and later, my coworkers. I was particularly driven by this self assurance to motivate, inspire, and serve my community with social responsibility and empathy.”

    — Cohort 4 Student

  • “When I feel out of alignment, particularly in my professional life, and that I have forgotten who I am at my core, I remember the person I was in YPI. I will forever be grateful to YPI for introducing me to the awareness of how it feels to embody my best self for the good of the collective.”

    — Cohort 4 Student

  • “I found purpose in YPI at a time when I felt powerless and confused about my identity and role within the world.”

    — Cohort 5 Student

  • “No other program or venture I pursued in high school created such readiness in me to succeed beyond the bounds of my youth… YPI gave me a foundation to pursue community relations and philanthropic efforts throughout my college years and beyond, and I found myself excelling faster than my counterparts due to the advanced concepts and skills I was taught in YPI... I can confidently say that what I learned in YPI … gave me the skills to harness the power of collective action to bring about meaningful change.”

    — Cohort 4 Student

  • “As someone who feels called to leadership, YPI was the first spark that lit a passion in me to strive as a leader in both my professional and personal life.”

    — Cohort 4 Student

  • “Everything that I learned in YPI has contributed to who I am, how I lead, how I serve, and how I will continue to do those things in the future.”

    — Cohort 9 Student

What our parents are saying

  • “Amazing opportunity for youngsters. YPI has done as much as we have done as parents, for [our child].”

    — Cohort 7 parent

  • “I credit so much of [my child’s] growth, leadership, and passion for service to YPI. It truly changed her trajectory.”

    — Cohort 9 parent

  • “The main change is the improvement in her self confidence and trust that she can be beneficial to her surroundings even at this young age.”

    — Cohort 15 Parent

  • “Her confidence level has gone up, and I have witnessed such a change in her leadership capacity, and willingness to speak up for herself and others.”

    — Cohort 15 Parent

  • “[My child] is open minded and able to work cooperatively and navigate in groups of diverse backgrounds and belief systems I believe in large part to the goal, planning and group building opportunities through YPI.”

    — Cohort 7 Parent

  • “I believe so far [my child] has better been able to navigate communication in conflict of ideas in a group, voice her opinion and practice listening. She has felt more confident approaching those she doesn’t know well as she has had to in YPI.”

    — Cohort 14 Parent