1. SuitUp with Milk Bar
08.10.2021
Opening Doors and Reimagining Pathways
for Students Everywhere…
2. students
served
volunteers
engaged
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About Milk Bar
Milk Bar is an American-style
bakery founded in 2008 in
NYC’s East Village by Chef
Christina Tosi. They make
mind-blowing treats using
familiar flavors and
ingredients in unexpected
ways (like potato chips in a
cookie) and rewrite the rules
on nostalgic treats (think the
best made-from-scratch
Birthday Cake you’ve ever
tasted). Milk Bar’s mission is
inspiring a movement to
spread joy.
About the Students
Summer Youth Employment
Program (SYEP) provides
students in Washington
Heights, NY with a six-week
career learning experience
where they get hands on
opportunities to develop
professional skills and
competencies.
In addition, students who
attend The Young Women’s
Leadership School and BELA
Charter School in Brooklyn,
City Knoll Middle School and
New Design High School in
NYC, and Summit Public
Schools in the Bay Area, CA
signed up to participate
because of their interest in
being mentored by Milk Bar
volunteers.
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Volunteers Students
67% Female 69%
33% Male 25%
0% Non Binary 0%
0% Prefer Not Say 6%
11% African American 25%
11% Hispanic/Latinx 44%
67% Caucasian 0%
0%
Middle Eastern/
North African
6%
0%
Asian / Pacific
Islander 13%
11% Multi-Racial 6%
0% Prefer Not Say 6%
Meet the Participants
4. Business Case Challenge
Through SuitUp, volunteers from Milk Bar and students from SYEP Washington Heights and
other schools in the NYC and Bay Area California regions participated in a SuitUp business
competition in which they created a new treat and associated wrapper for Milk Bar.
Volunteers coached students in various departments before helping them pitch to judges
for a cash prize.
Winning Team:
Team 3:
S’moreo Ice Cream
Cake
Team 1:
Delicious Fantasy:
International
Team 2:
Tropical Island
Fruity Amigas
Team 3:
S’moreo Ice Cream
Cake
SuitUp to the Challenge
5. From Student to CEO…
A look at how we are changing life trajectories
through corporate skills-based volunteering
6. Competitions Make a Difference…
BEFORE SUITUP...
88%
of students felt
confident they could
obtain the skills they
needed for a future
career
75%
of students felt what
they learn in the
classroom will help
them in a future
career
78%
of volunteers believe
volunteering is an
important value at
their company
100%
of volunteers felt they
knew how to
encourage more
young people to follow
a specific career path
and industry
100%
of students NOW see
themselves having a
career using the
skills they learned at
SuitUp
100%
of students feel more
confident in school
and preparing for a
career after working
with SuitUp and their
coaches
100%
of volunteers believe
their company made
a positive impact
through SuitUp
100%
of volunteers see
SuitUp as a way to
encourage more
students to join their
industry or company
AFTER SUITUP...
7. Milk Bar’s Impact
SuitUp asked students if Milk Bar’s SuitUp competition
made an impact on what they want to study when they
go to college. 92% of students said the volunteers
helped them come to this conclusion.
What fields/career paths are our students interested
in after working with the Milk Bar team?
Marketing 0%
Business Administration / Entrepreneurship 46%
Graphic/Web/Digital 0%
STEM 54%
Media/Public Relations 0%
8. Same time
next week?
100% of volunteers are interested in doing a SuitUp competition again
100% of students liked their SuitUp competition and coaches
100% of students would like to participate in SuitUp again
9. During the competition, we
overheard…
“I have to say, you all are the most creative students I've ever met. –
Milk Bar Volunteer Coach
The team was great and it was so smooth. It was impressive to see it
come together. Thank you for letting me join in! – Milk Bar Volunteer
Coach
I want my company one day to have a culture like Milk Bar! – SuitUp
Student
“
10. Get Involved
This board meets 4x a
year and helps SuitUp
implement its strategic
plan to scale and serve
more students.
JOIN SUITUP’S
CORPORATE
BOARD
VOLUNTEER AT
FUTURE
EVENTS
Sign up for as many
chapters as you’d like to
keep an eye out for open
volunteer competitions!
MAKE AN INTRO
TO ANOTHER
COMPANY
SuitUp is always seeking
new corporate partners to
host and sponsor SuitUp
competitions. We work
across the US and even the
UK.
As a 501(c)(3) non- profit,
SuitUp is always seeking
financial or
in-kind support to
continue our work in
communities that need it
most. All gifts are tax
deductible.
GIVE
A GIFT
A huge thank you from all of us in the SuitUp family…
