Program News
The Liberty Partnerships Program’s Salute to Seniors ’20
The Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) was established in 1988 under Section 612, Subdivision 6 of the Education Law to address the significant dropout rate among New York’s youth. [...]
Liberty Partnerships Program- Spring 2020 Report
As the circumstances brought about by COVID-19 posed significant challenges to education in Spring 2020, our 46 Liberty Partnerships Program projects adapted to provide innovative services to engage [...]
Socially responsible Binghamton High School Liberty students clean up Downtown Binghamton
Binghamton High School Liberty students being socially responsible during this time by taking care of their community doing a social distancing community clean up! Together they collected almost [...]
LPP alumna Taylor O’Connor shares her life’s story with Trichotillomania
Marist Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) alumna, Taylor O’Connor (Kingston High School Class of 2017 graduate) shared her life’s story in a recent New York Times article. She specifically [...]
State & Union: OTW AmeriCorps member making masks
Olean High School junior Lydia Brant is making use of her stay at home time to sew face masks with her mother, Emily, who is a registered nurse. [...]
Amityville HS celebrates Class of 2020’s Top 10 students
Amityville Memorial High School has announced its top 10 graduates for the Class of 2020. The valedictorian is Marco Iorio with a weighted grade point average of 107.26, [...]
Marist–NYS Partnership Marks 30 Years of Helping High School Students Graduate
The New York State-funded Liberty Partnerships Program at Marist College marks three decades of helping high school students graduate and pursue their career goals, whether entering college, the [...]
Seward Welcomes Students From Liberty Partnerships Program To Capitol
ALBANY – New York State Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I-Oneonta) met at the Capitol with students from the Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) on Tuesday. The LPP was established [...]
Le Moyne College, Partners Want Erie 21 Initiative to Support “innovation Economy”
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College has launched the ERIE 21 initiative, which stands for “Educating for Our Rising Innovation Economy in the 21st century.” The program seeks to [...]
Amsterdam High School Creates Food Pantry with Help of Grant Funds
TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — Through grant funds, Amsterdam High School created a food pantry to ensure its students are receiving proper nutrition to perform well in their studies [...]
The 16th Annual LPP Empire Promise Youth Summit April 16-18, 2020
We will continue to celebrate 30 Years of Excellence in the Liberty Partnerships Program at The 16th Annual LPP Empire Promise Youth Summit- "2020- Vision For Success." A [...]
Melinda E. Martinez Director, Marist College Liberty Partnerships Program
"At Marist College, her alma mater, Martinez leads a dropout-prevention and college-access program that provides comprehensive services to 341 students in Poughkeepsie city schools, ranging from fifth graders [...]