OCTOBER 1, 2025 | 9:30am—3:30pm

New York City Bar Association

42 W 44th Street

New York, NY 10036

Members & NYC-based nonprofits: $35*

Other organizations: $50

The Student Success Network Expo will be a unique opportunity to bring our community together in a full-day gathering to learn from one another, gain tangible tools and approaches to improve our work, and deepen the relationships that power our progress. 

Through interactive breakout sessions, we’ll highlight how SSN members are building competencies, partnering with youth, strengthening relationships, using data for impact, and addressing real challenges across the sector. It’s a moment to honor how far we’ve come, hear from peers who are moving the needle, and to build momentum for where we’re headed next.

Check back here periodically for updates regarding the agenda, featured speakers and more!

*Some members may qualify for a complimentary ticket - check your eligibility here.

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Breakout sessions at the Expo will be led by an incredible group of peers from across our youth-serving ecosystem.

These sessions are designed for sharing, reflection and connection. Together, we’ll dive into the themes that have always grounded our Network: building skills for the future, creating authentic youth-adult partnerships, strengthening relationships and networks, using data to drive improvement and meeting the moment as nonprofits.

We’re thrilled to lift up those doing the work every day and to learn alongside one another as a community. We’re excited to feature voices from organizations including:

What does it take from us — as practitioners, leaders, educators, researchers and beyond — to help students become future-ready?

Preparing Students in a Shifting Landscape

Join a forward-looking panel discussion on how today’s students can be equipped to thrive and lead in a constantly evolving world. This conversation will explore how nonprofits, schools, and young people themselves are navigating shifts in technology, policy and education, and what it will take to ensure opportunity for all. Hear perspectives representing nonprofit leaders, school administrators and students across NYC, as we imagine what it means to prepare the next generation for the future they will inherit and shape.

FAQs

  • This Expo is designed for everyone in the youth-serving ecosystem, from frontline staff and program managers to organization leaders to funders to researchers. Sessions are designed primarily with programs that work directly with young people in mind.

  • Great question! With frequent staff transitions and large teams, it’s common for folks to be unsure of their organization’s current membership status.

    SSN membership is free and open to all NYC-based, youth-serving organizations. To confirm your membership or join our network, please complete this brief survey: https://form.jotform.com/252018914945158

    If you’re unsure whether someone from your organization may have already completed it, go ahead and fill it out. We’d rather hear from you than miss the chance to connect.

  • A light breakfast, along with coffee and assorted teas, will be available in the morning. Lunch will also be provided. You’ll be able to share any dietary needs in the registration form.

  • Yes! Young people are welcome and valued. While most sessions are tailored toward practitioners and program designers, youth voices are essential and may be part of team presentations or panels.

  • Yes. The venue is physically accessible.

    If you have any specific access needs (e.g., seating, dietary restrictions), please include them in your registration, so we can best support you.

  • We’re here to help! Reach out to us at events@ssn-nyc.org with any questions.