THE

DEFINING YEAR

2026

THERE IS

No Bridge We
Can’t Get Over

TOGETHER

( The Defining Year )

For those who don’t know, shortly after crossing the George Washington Bridge and veering right — headed North, you enter the Bronx; birthplace of Hip Hop and Determined To Educate, Inc (on the same block).

This year, DTE turns 18.

And just like your average youth coming of age, things change. We grow, we make different decisions, we start understanding life through other lenses.

A young person from the DTE community

Be There
For Year 18.

We’re documenting the whole defining year — the new programs, the new decisions, the new lenses. Get each chapter in your inbox as it happens.

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