Stepping Up

Espoir Youth Program recently held their Stepping Up Ceremony. The afterschool program is designed to increase the educational opportunities given to students by providing them additional time to learn. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth attended the event and spoke to the students, who were moving onto middle school, about the importance of education and congratulated them for their achievements while participating in the program. Dr. Calvin Butts, the president of SUNY Old Westbury, was the keynote speaker of the graduation ceremony.