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Youth Communication’s 2nd Annual Spring Benefit
celebrated 44 years of elevating youth voices

Thank you to the YC community for rallying with us on May 30, 2024, for YC’s second annual Spring Benefit. Your support of our mission enables us to provide transformative opportunities for marginalized youth, fostering their voices and social-emotional skills for brighter futures. Due to the generosity of our compassionate friends, we surpassed our goal of raising over…

Thank you again for your incredible generosity. We are thrilled and honored to have you as an integral part of our community, and your contributions have made a significant difference.

With deep gratitude,

The Youth Communication Team, Board, Benefit and YC Ambassadors Host Committees

Relive the magic of our extraordinary Spring Benefit, capturing the joy, camaraderie, and profound impact of the event.

Edwidge Danticat
Distinguished Alumni Award 
YC alumna, National Book Award winner, and MacArthur genius award winning novelist.

Orubba Almansouri
Rising Star Alumni Award
YC alumna, adjunct professor, and Ph.D. candidate researching culturally relevant teaching. 

Cypress Hills LDC
Education Partner Award
One of the best regarded youth development programs in NYC. A YC partner since 2017.

YC Board of Directors
Arlen Benjamin-Gomez – Timothy Blair – Henry Guttilla – Nina Link – Vivian Louie
Bis Mekbeb – Leah Modigliani – Bob Ouimette – Lourdes Rosado – Troy Williams

Benefit Host Committee
Anonymous – Diana Autin & Keith Hefner – Arlen Benjamin-Gomez & Danny Jiminian – The Blair Family – Pilar Conde – Maris & Paul Feinstein – Henry & Jason Guttilla – Barbara Haws and William Josephson – Susan Hirschhorn & Arthur Klebanoff – Jen & Steve Kasoff – Min Jin Lee & Chris Duffy– Nina Link – The Louie Family – Bis Mekbeb – Leah Modigliani & Nicky McGrane – Bob Ouimette – Lourdes Rosado & Jan Boswinkel – The Donna & Marvin Schwartz Family Foundation – Ursula & Buzz Tenny – Amira & Troy Williams

YC Ambassadors Host Committee
Elena Autin-Hefner – Atl Castro-Asmussen – Yousef El Emary
Hande Erkan – Ericka François – Davide Lanuto – Mychal Pagan – Dytajah Watkins

Executive Director
Betsy Cohen

Founder
Keith Hefner

2024 Spring Benefit Sponsors

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