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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sharon Jose Zajuf, Student from New York Edge
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Sharon Jose Zajuf, a senior at the Community School of Social Justice, testifies about the significant impact New York Edge has had on her life, providing opportunities for college visits, skill development, and personal growth. She emphasizes the organization's role in building her confidence and expanding her horizons.
- New York Edge facilitated college visits to places like Baltimore, UConn, Morgan State, and Coppin State, which Sharon could not have afforded otherwise.
- The organization created new programs at her school, including a school store, attendance incentives, and clubs for painting, DJing, and podcasting.
- Sharon credits New York Edge for providing internship opportunities, scholarship application assistance, and Google certificate programs, all of which have enhanced her resume and future prospects.
Sheruku Daffy
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Good afternoon, councilman and councilwoman.
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My name is Sharon Jose Zajuf, and for the last two years, I've been part of New York Edge.
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I'm a senior at the Community School of Social Justice, and thank you for your time.
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New York Edge has been has has made significant impacts in my life overall by all the opportunities they've given me, such as going to trips to places like Baltimore, which I would have never gone to had it not been for them.
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We went to Morgan State and Coppin State, And being in these colleges has like physically, it gives you an experience as to what it's like to actually be there.
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You don't have to picture it in your head.
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And I could have never afforded the opportunities to go there had they not given me the opportunities.
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Being a part of New York Edge has been amazing.
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It exposes you to different things that you would have never been exposed to in the first place, such as going to UConn.
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I've never gone to UConn, and but because of them, I was able to go there.
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Being to going to UConn, meeting the teachers, talking to staff members gave me the confidence to apply to UConn.
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And I was accepted to UConn, and it made me cry because of all the years of hard work and sacrifice, but the confidence to be able to do that came from New York Edge.
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While in, CSJ at my school, they created a school store to help students have more options when it came to, like, food.
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They created perfect attendance incentives such as NBA games, six flags, and going to medieval times.
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They also created new clubs such as painting a mirror, which we actually did, DJ and podcasting.
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They've also given me the opportunity to apply for scholarships to help fund my college streams, which I would have never known had it not been for them.
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They've also created internship programs for me and seniors to work with elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and even in hospitals, which has been which has broadened my just understanding of life, basically being exposed to new things.
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And they've also done Google certificate, programs to help me just broaden my range, my build up my resume even more.
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And throughout my journey, New York Edge has been a great support from all the staff members to everyone who's here.
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And, like, moving forward, I would feel very comfortable for kids from my school to have New York Edge support them.
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I think they deserve all the funding in the world because they make so much happen with so little rather than saying I'll do this, they actually do it which is a life changer for some of us who don't actually see impact most of the times.
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So thank you for your time.