Global Potential Information

Global Potential (GP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in New York, NY. Founded in 2007, GP transforms youth from underserved communities through education, service learning and cultural exchange into globally competitive leaders of positive change in their lives and communities. Over the past decade, GP has brought life-changing leadership and service learning experiences to over 4,000 youth, of which more than 400 have traveled internationally, living in remote villages where they have built classrooms and community gardens, taught educational workshops, and mutually benefited from the exchange of cultural perspectives with their international youth peers. Our competitively-selected Leaders have a 100% High School Graduation rate and an 87% College-entry rate—88% agree that GP made them more motivated to finish high school and go to college and 92% of our students are active in their communities after Global Potential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_TlQWPJkCg&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=GlobalPotential