MISSION & VISION
LYFE is a NYC Department of Education program that provides free early childhood education to children of student parents. LYFE makes it possible for student parents to stay on track toward graduating from high school or completing their high school equivalency while parenting. In addition, LYFE supports student parents' transition into parenthood by providing high-quality early childhood education, supportive counseling, academic guidance and advocacy services.
600+
CHILDREN SERVED
AGES 6 WKS - 4 YRS
30+
LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE 5 BOROUGHS
3
GENERATIONS
POSITIVELY IMPACTED
MISSION
LYFE fosters a generational impact that positively influences life outcomes of student parents, their children, and their families, by providing high-quality early childhood education, academic guidance, and social advocacy.
VISION
LYFE will serve as a national model for providing dynamic and innovative support services to young families in academic settings.
Student parents in LYFE will graduate from school fully prepared to pursue college and/or viable career opportunities. Through LYFE’s strengths-based support services, student parents will be empowered to sustain a successful academic future.
Every child in the LYFE program will receive a high-quality early childhood education, achieving optimal growth and development to prepare him or her to succeed in the next phase of their educational journey.
As a result, the life and learning outcomes of every LYFE family will be positively impacted.
VALUES
HIGH STANDARDS
LYFE believes that student parents and their children are capable of achieving the highest measures of success, both academically and social-emotionally, while simultaneously maintaining a healthy, high-functioning family. We hold ourselves accountable for the success of every LYFE family.
STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING
LYFE delivers high-quality early childhood education to children and provides academic/ social-emotional supports to student parents, each of which is driven by our students’ strengths, individual goals, and needs.
PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
LYFE plans with and for families to ensure they achieve their goals. This includes planning for successful transitions, including post-secondary plans for student parents and high-quality early childhood education for their children.
A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
LYFE provides a welcoming, safe, respectful, and inclusive environment, collaborating with each other, within and beyond LYFE, to ensure LYFE families reach their goals.
RELENTLESSNESS
LYFE is unwavering in our commitment to LYFE families and their goals. LYFE works relentlessly, in collaboration with families, to provide the necessary tools to achieve optimal success.