HWS Geneva 2020

GENEVA 2020

When an entire community comes together to support its youth, the results can be truly transformative.

Since 2011, Geneva 2020, a collective impact initiative, has worked to harness the resources of the entire Geneva community—nonprofit organizations, businesses and individuals—to support the education of Geneva’s children from the “cradle to career.” We have worked with community members and the Geneva City School District to identify these key areas to support our children:

Kindergarten readiness (age 0-5 development)
Literacy Success
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Design and Math) Success
Graduation Rate Improvement
College and Career Readiness

There have been great strides since 2011, highlighted by an increase in the graduation rate from 70.7 percent to 84.9 percent, but there is still much to do. Please consider offering your time, talent and treasure to support Geneva’s youth.

GENEVA 2020 NEWS

Geneva Mural to Showcase Diversity and Inclusion

Since winning the fourth annual HWS Hackathon, the victorious team, “The Innovators” have started to realize their successful idea of partnering with North Street Elementary School to create a mural…
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Festival of Nations 2018

The annual Festival of Nations returns with activities celebrating the diverse cultures of the Geneva community. Offering area students and families a chance to engage with school clubs, community organizations…
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Geneva 2020 Partners with National Writing Project

In partnership with Geneva 2020, the city’s school district and several regional charitable foundations, Hobart and William Smith hosted 17 local educators for an intensive professional development summit in July…
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Classes of 2022: Making A Difference

During their first weekend at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the newly arrived Classes of 2022 spread throughout the Finger Lakes Region for the 19th annual Orientation Day of Service.…
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Lakefront Playground Celebrates Five Years

On a fall morning in 2012, more than 250 members of the Geneva and Hobart and William Smith communities gathered at the shore of Seneca Lake to assemble what would…
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