HYPOTHEkids is an education and youth development nonprofit based in West Harlem that provides K-12 students from low-resource backgrounds with hands-on education and training opportunities in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and design, and math), setting them on a path toward academic success and well-paying jobs.
Founded in 2013 as the outreach arm of the Harlem Biospace biotech incubator, HYPOTHEkids capitalizes on close relationships with expert educators and cutting-edge scientists from biotech start-ups and research institutions, including Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia Engineering, to increase access to transformative work-based learning experiences. To date, HYPOTHEkids has served over 40,000 young people.