11th Anniversary ‘Aces for Apex’ Casino Night

11th Anniversary ‘Aces for Apex’ Casino Night The Apex for Youth Associate Board invites you to our 11th Anniversary ‘Aces for Apex’ Casino Night. Get decked out and join us for our largest event yet! Try your luck at exhilarating casino games or our High Roller Poker Tournament with a chance to win exciting raffle prizes, all […]

Thank you for attending our 9th Annual Casino Night!

The Apex Associate Board hosted our 9th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Rubin Museum of Art. More than 300 guests tested their luck at blackjack, roulette, poker and craps, as our platinum ticket holders competed in the High Roller Poker Tournament. Congratulations to Joe Solano, the big winner […]

Apex for Youth Inaugural Summit

Our inaugural summit on Friday, Oct. 6 was a huge success! Thank you to our guests for attending and joining us at our sessions, from the introductory icebreaker activity to panel discussions. We opened up with more than 50 different quote cards — all by Asian or Asian Americans — and our emcee for the […]

9th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night

  9th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night The Apex for Youth Associate Board invites you to our 9th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night. Get decked out and join us for our largest event yet! Try your luck at exhilarating casino games or our High Roller Poker Tournament with a chance to win exciting raffle prizes, all […]

Apex for Youth Inaugural Summit

Apex for Youth Inaugural Summit Friday, October 6, 2017 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Chelsea* Apex for Youth celebrates 25 years of providing New York City community-based programs to develop college-ready, confident and community-minded Asian American youth. With our inaugural summit, we will drive conversations integral to our community and inspire action.   “No, Mom and […]

Volunteer Field Day 2017

Thank you to all our volunteers who came out to our third annual Volunteer Field Day on Sunday, July 16! Back at Central Park in our usual field north of Sheep’s Meadow, we brought back the staples like dizzy bat, the water balloon toss, wheelbarrow, balloon waddle and tug of war, but also added new […]

Geek Girl Rising at Google

On May 25th, 2017, Apex mentors and mentees were invited to Google NYC’s Geek Girl Rising – Closing the Gender Gap in Tech event, hosted by Google. The event addressed the question: How are women forging a new path in the tech world and making their mark? As an Apex mentee who is passionate in computer science […]

Feature: 2017 Gala Student Speaker

Meet our 2017 25th Anniversary Gala student speaker! Apex mentee Alexis Zhao, a current high school senior, spoke to nearly 800 guests at our gala on April 26. She shared her story and her experience with Apex. Alexis recently received a full ride to Franklin & Marshall through the Posse Foundation, nominated by Apex staff. […]

25th Anniversary Gala A Huge Success!

Thank you to the 800 guests who attended the 25th Anniversary Gala and helped raise more than $1.3 million, both all-time highs for Apex for Youth! Your support literally changes the lives of this city’s underserved Asian youth. We hope you were able to see how much you mean to Apex kids, and on behalf of the students, mentors and […]

Snow Tubing

On the first Saturday of March, Apex mentors and mentees gathered together at P.S 1 in Chinatown for a pizza lunch before taking the bus to our snow tubing event, located at Mount Peter in Warwick, NY. When we arrived at the site, everybody felt the extreme coldness on top of the mountain compared to the […]

Celebrating 25 Years With Special Honoree Connie Chung

Apex for Youth Annual Gala Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Special Honoree Connie Chung   New York, NY (March 17, 2017) — This Spring, Apex for Youth celebrates 25 years of providing NYC community-based programs to help develop college-ready, confident and community-minded Asian American youth. Through its mentoring and educational programs for students from 1st to 12th […]

Apex Panel: Asian American Trailblazers

On Tuesday, February 28, Apex for Youth and Deloitte hosted Charting New Paths: A Conversation with Asian American Trailblazers, a panel discussion with four inspiring entrepreneurs who have been at the forefront of their industries, blazing new paths. Moderated by longtime Apex mentor Nin-Hai Tseng, Senior Editor at Fortune, the discussion covered topics such as […]

Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell

After ringing the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell last year, we were invited back to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the Closing Bell this year, celebrating our 25th Anniversary. Since the Closing Bell Ceremony is in the afternoon, we were able to bring our students this time! Please see below for some […]

Google’s “Be the Bridge” with apl.de.ap

Google’s Corporate Engineering Women’s group, Filipino Googler Network and Asian Googler Network hosted “Be the Bridge” for their 18th anniversary in October, in partnership with Apex for Youth and Peace Jam. “Be the Bridge” is a program to inspire youth and help equip them for the challenges and opportunities that may come in their future. […]

Going Outdoors

For our mentees, being a part of Apex means getting to try new things they may not otherwise have the opportunity for–like going outdoors. Every year, we take them to various spots in New York and the surrounding areas for activities like hiking, ice skating, ropes courses and snow tubing. These activities not only give […]

Versace x Apex

Saturday,  February 4 – Sunday, February 5 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Versace 647 Fifth Avenue In partnership with Apex for Youth, Versace invites you to celebrate the Chinese New Year at their Fifth Avenue flagship store. All guests will receive 10% off purchases, and Versace will donate 10% of sales to benefit Apex for Youth. […]

Holiday Party 2016

On December 17, 2016, Apex for Youth celebrated the end of the year by hosting its annual youth Holiday Party at P.S. 1 and at LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park in Brooklyn! Early in the morning, our volunteers, mentors and high school mentees transformed the cafeteria with wall decor and set up activity stations for our elementary school […]

Thank you for attending our 8th Annual Casino Night!

We hosted our 8th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night on Saturday, November 12, at the Rubin Museum of Art for A Night at the Museum! Guests tested their luck at exhilarating casino games and our High Roller Poker Tournament, all while enjoying an open bar with light hors d’oeuvres! With a portion of the museum galleries […]

Opening Day 2016

We kicked off the new school year for our Mentoring Program with our annual Opening Day, where many of our mentees and mentors from the Middle School Mentoring Program (MSMP) and High School Mentoring Program (HSMP) met for the first time. This year, we celebrated Opening day at Fink’s Country Farm in Long Island; because […]

8th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night

8th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night  The Apex for Youth Associate Board invites you to our 8th Annual Aces for Apex Casino Night: A Night at the Museum. Get decked out and join us for our largest event yet! Try your luck at exhilarating casino games or our High Roller Poker Tournament with a […]