All Stars Project INC.

 

Each year 200 students, between the ages of 16 and 21, from over 40 New York City and Newark high schools, are accepted into the Development School for Youth (DSY) on the basis of their desire to be leaders. In New York City, the Joseph A. Forgione Development School for Youth, named after the retired Merrill Lynch Managing Director and All Stars Board member, is under the direction of Pamela A. Lewis.

The DSY's leadership training is organized as a series of weekly workshops led by senior executives from some of New York City's leading corporations and law firms. The executives partner with the program, introducing students to the worlds of finance, culture, communications and other leading industries. Students also learn public speaking, how to dress for success, and how to write a resume. All of the students who graduate from the program are placed in paid summer internships provided by sponsoring companies.

The centerpiece of the DSY is a commitment to developmental learning. Young people from inner-city communities have a much narrower life experience than their middle class and affluent counterparts. The DSY uses a performance-based learning approach to help broaden the cultural horizons and experiences of our students.

Endorsement of the program

" . . . Of all the projects that I have examined throughout this country, and believe me I've examined many, none, I repeat, none has had better demonstrable results."

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Director, W. E. B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research

DSY In the News:

View CBS News Interviews with DSY Alumni about Justice Sotomayor's support of the DSY

Read about our 2009 Summer Internship campaign.

Read the August 20, 2006 Star Ledger article on the DSY for in-depth youth profiles.

Development School for Youth Trustees

Co-Chairs
Scott Hill, Ernst & Young
James Malkin, SourceMedia

Derrick Bell, NYU
James Burke, Stonington Partners
Joseph A. Forgione
David Gordon, Latham & Watkins
Derek Jones, Credit Suisse
Dan Knopf, CBRE
Josh Rosner, Graham Fisher

All Stars Project Board of Directors

 

For more information on the DSY in New York email Kirsten Fulda or call 212-356-8423

For more information on the DSY in New Jersey email Melanie Hoffman or call 973-622-5506 ext. 308

For more information on the DSY in Chicago email David Cherry or call (312) 360-0660

To download an application for DSY, click here.

 

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2010 Summer Internship Program Packet for Sponsoring Companies. Click here!