Originally from Guyana, South America, Kavindra lives in New York City and attends CUNY Queens College, studying economics. His hopes for the future? In the short term, it’s to get his degree, maybe even a master’s. “The college degree is really important these days,” he says. “Not even just a…

For 26-year-old Kevin Persaud, being a PIPs for School (P4S) Scholar is one of the many, many hats he wears. A master’s student at the City College of New York and aspiring medical student, Kevin works in a laboratory to develop novel bioactive molecules for viral or cancer therapeutic solutions…

“I will be the first person in my family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree,” Karen Ortiz, a CUNY Hunter student, explains. “That motivates me a lot. My mom didn’t have the opportunity to do it. My grandma. My parents. None of them. So I really want to do it…

Eighteen-year-old Chrisber Vasquez is a high school senior at the High School Academy for Careers in Television and Film, but with a dream of helping others on a scale that’s “bigger than me;” he plans to study mechanical engineering in college. “I’m becoming a mechanical engineer because I have in…

Sammi Zheng was the first PIPs for School (P4S) Scholar at RIVER FUND to take enough PIPs-worthy actions to unlock the full $1,000 grant that a student can receive in a year — this despite starting late. “I was really behind compared to everyone else,” she explained. “But I realized…

Dawn Lugo is a sophomore at Long Island University Brooklyn, studying to become a nurse — a dream of hers since early high school. “I feel that nowadays a college degree is a must,” she elaborates. …

Through individual action, students save almost 500,000 pounds of carbon and unlock $100,000 in scholarships and gift cards The University of Colorado Boulder (CU) was the first university to deploy the PIPs Rewards™ App. The university introduced the app to students in August 2017. …

“When you become conscious of what you are doing [and] the impact it has, it motivates you to keep on doing it,” explains Kavindra Horil, an Economics/Business Major at Queens College in Flushing, NY and a student in the PIPs for School (P4S) Scholars program offered by the nonprofit PIPs…

Walking is good for you. Simple as that. It boosts endorphin levels — your brain’s natural pain relievers — gets your blood pumping, and can improve your mood. …