Stronger Systems. Stronger Communities.
We help schools & community organizations strengthen student success, family engagement, and everyday operations through practical strategy and hands-on support.
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Stronger systems and steadier teams for the students and families you serve
School leaders, program directors, and educators come to us with the same situation: real responsibility for students and families, and systems underneath that depend on a few stretched people. We work with schools and districts, community-based organizations, and individual educators and emerging leaders across the five boroughs and the New York metro area.
- 10+
Years of experience
Over a decade in youth development and public service across Northern Manhattan
- 7
Service areas
Seven services, from a single workshop to a full-year systems project
- 100%
Client satisfaction
Every engagement ends with a team that owns the work and a partner they would call again
Serving schools, districts, and community organizations across New York City
- Public Schools
- District Teams
- Community-Based Organizations
- After-School Programs
- Parent Coordinators
Seven services, each aimed at a problem you already have on your desk
Every engagement is customized. Most combine two or three services, scoped to what the school year allows. Not sure where you fit? Describe what isn’t working and we’ll suggest a starting point.
Assess needs and strengthen the systems supporting student learning and success.
What a partnership looks like across a school year
Four steps, paced to the school calendar.Four steps, paced to the school calendar. A full-year engagement runs July to June; shorter engagements compress the same steps into a semester or a single term.
- Discover
- Design
- Build
- SustainOngoing
Discover
July to September
Listen, assess needs, and identify priorities with the people closest to the work.
Design
September to October
Develop a practical plan together, with clear goals and a timeline your team can keep.
Build
October to April
Support implementation and strengthen staff capacity while the work is underway.
Sustain
April to June, then ongoing
Establish internal ownership and review progress over time.
If this is the kind of support your team needs, start with a short conversation.
Tell us where things stand. We reply within two business days, and nothing is scheduled or billed until you approve a written proposal.
Domingo Estevez
Founder, True Vision Strategies · Community School Director, Washington Heights
Domingo is the Community School Director at a local elementary school in Washington Heights through Urban Arts Partnership. He has spent over a decade in youth development and public service across Northern Manhattan, expanding academic enrichment, mental health services, and family programming at the school while building partnerships with school staff and local organizations.
In 2014, Domingo co-founded Uplift NYC, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and has led its strategic planning, program design, and fundraising since day one. He secured government funding over three fiscal years for food pantries, community safety, victim services, youth engagement, and parks equity work, and coordinated six food pantries across elementary, middle, and high schools in Washington Heights.
Domingo grew up in Washington Heights and still lives there.
- Experience
- Over a decade in youth development and public service across Northern Manhattan
- Leadership
- Co-founder of Uplift NYC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; Community School Director - UAP; Member of Manhattan Community Board 12
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Service area
- Washington Heights native, serving New York City and the metro area
Collaboration · Customized Solutions · Implementation Support · Measurable Progress · Lasting Impact
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Common Questions
Answers to what school and program leaders usually ask before a first conversation.
Schools and districts, community-based organizations, and individual educators or emerging leaders, across New York City and the surrounding metro area.
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