Scholarship

Audrey Miller Poritzky Scholarship

The Audrey Miller Poritzky Scholarship was established to award money to a deserving student who displays Audrey's attributes of leadership, community service and excellence in education. The awards have been presented at the annual "Youth Speak Out" conferences held in the Spring.

Scholarship applications are available on this website as well as The Children's Aid Society (CAS) Website. This award is given in conjunction with CAS and high school seniors who participate in CAS activities are welcome to apply.

Past AMP Scholarship Award Winners:


  Recipient High School Attended College Attended
2005 Wendy Flores Manhattan Center for Math and Science SUNY Binghamton
2006 Donnell Cunningham John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter High School Borough of Manhattan Community College
2007 Julissa Guevara Manhattan Center for Math and Science Union College
2008 Florence Wen Manhattan Center for Math and Science Syracuse University


 Click here to download the Scholarship application.

Florence Wen, center, holding the plaque, is our 2008 AMP Scholarship winner and is now a student advisor on our board. Pictured with her are members of our board of directors. Front row, Leniece Flowers, board member, and Theresa Sweeney, secretary. Second row, Sophie Poritzky with her daddy, David Poritzky, vice president; Ernestine Grant, special award winner; and Wendy Flores, 2005 award winner. Third row, Anne Miller, vice president, and Marciene Mattleman, board member. Back row, Larry Miller, president, and board members Phil Coltoff and Pete Morris. Board members not pictured are Robert Miller, treasurer; Judith Dimon; Ronald Thorpe; and Julissa Guevara, 2007 scholarship winner.