Future Leaders Liberty Partnerships Program

Future Leaders

 SUNY Niagara is home to one of fifty-one highly successful Liberty programs throughout New York State, and currently serves over 500 students in the four largest school districts in Niagara County. Through programming developed around the individualized needs and goals of our students we are able to support academic, personal, and social-emotional success in middle and high school.  Liberty strives to ensure that every student graduates high school with a strong sense of identity and clear path forward. Students in the Future Leaders program have opportunities to participate in a variety of engaging experiences such as goal setting, community engagement activities, self-awareness building, college visits, career/college planning seminars, soft skills development workshops, service learning events, summer camps, and wellness activities. The program is fully funded through the New York State Education Department and there is never a cost to students or families. We at Future Leaders are invested in every student and aim to have a positive impact on high school graduation rates through increased school engagement.  We believe in empowering students through strong, positive relationships and rich learning experiences, and in doing so, champion each student to become a Future Leader.

Opportunities

• Career awareness and exploration
• College tours
• Community engagement
• Field trips
• Job shadowing
• Mentoring
• Parental engagement
• SAT exam preparation
• Service learning
• Summer and Saturday enrichment programming
• Transition programming for students entering middle school, high school, college or entry-level careers.
• Tutoring