Every gift, no matter the amount, goes a long way.

With your support, CARA can:

  1. Help to provide college access support to low-income students as they navigate an increasingly complex postsecondary landscape;
  2. Bring desperately needed income into the households of low-income families by employing first-generation high school and college students to provide that support;
  3. Provide professional employment experience and career training to low-income, first-generation high school and college students that will help rebuild the economy.
Make a One-Time Gift

Other Ways to Give

  • Donate by Check

    If you prefer to give by mail, please make checks payable to:
    Fund for the City of New York – CARA
    121 6th Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013

  • Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)

    If you would like to give via your donor advised fund, please reach out to the manager of your giving account and provide the Fund for the City of New York’s EIN number (13-2612524) and add CARA as the recipient of your gift.

    Please contact Omairys G. Rodriguez, Associate Director of Development and Communications at for more information: omairys.rodriguez@caranyc.org .

  • Matching Gifts

    Many employers offer matching gift programs for employee donations. Check with your HR department to see if your company will match your gift to CARA.

The impact of your gift

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  • Can support training for peer leaders

    CARA trains over 220 high school and college students each year to guide their peers through the college access and success journey. Your support can help cover essential costs for facilitating peer leader training.
    Contribute to Peer to Peer Programs

  • Provides a stipend for a student to participate on CARA’s Youth Research Council

    CARA’s Youth Research Council elevates youth voices in education policy. Through this initiative, CARA conducts applied research on postsecondary access and success in collaboration with students, schools, community organizations, and higher education institutions. Your support ensures that those most impacted by these policies have a platform to shape the conversations that influence them.

    Support the Youth Research Council

  • Supports an intern at CARA for the summer 

    Our internship program is a meaningful way to engage program alumni in CARA’s mission while offering valuable professional experience. Most of our interns are former participants in our programs, and we value the opportunity to continue supporting their growth. With your support, we can provide more opportunities for them to contribute their unique insights and gain meaningful professional development.

    Sponsor a Student’s Summer Internship

  • Contributes to the pay for a full-year of training for a Peer Leader

    Peer Leaders are carefully selected and rigorously trained high school and college students who are paid to work within their own schools and communities. They work along various points in the access and persistence process, providing one-on-one counseling and group support to help their peers matriculate into and persist through postsecondary education. Peer Leaders work on average 10/week and receive 70 hours of training throughout the year.

    Empower a Peer Leader for a Year