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Our mission is "…to assist economically disadvantaged young men and women to graduate from high school and attend college."

The agency, founded by civic leaders and social entrepreneurs in 1996, currently serves over 300 aspiring scholars from Albany, Schenectady and Troy High Schools. We provide mentors, academic tutoring, and other social interactions for selected students in partnership with the public high schools. These schools, defined as “at-risk”, have a significant student percentage not meeting the minimum competency academic skill levels, based on standardized tests.

Our success rate of retaining, graduating, and getting participating scholars into higher education is documented at 92-96%. Our program is a nationally replicable model of one located in Philadelphia, called Philadelphia Futures. By helping at-risk students flourish academically and tracking their successes through their college careers, we have a program that is ready to take the next step toward systemic social change. We currently have a demonstrated impact and measurable advances in educational and economic opportunities.

Total number of students impacted by the program: 366
Number of students currently in high school: 192
Number of students who completed the high school component of the program: 276
Number of students enrolled in college: 129
Number of students who graduated college: 100
(Updated August 2010)

Board of Directors Fadhilika Atiba-Weza Erin E. Boggan Charles B. Buchanan, Chair Emeritus Crystal Campbell Michael D. Carroll Dr. Raymond Colucciello Thomas C. Crowley Barbey Dougherty Carol Durant, Secretary Steven M. Egna, Chair Nancy Gifford Geraldine Golub Sarah Halliday Kimberley Riggs Halusic Tyrell Hughes Rhonda A. Hypnarowski Naomi Ingalls Linda Jackson-Chalmers Hon. Gerald D. Jennings Jawanza Ali Keita Chris Lyon Dr. Andrew J. Matonak William Pfeiffer, Vice-Chair Jacqueline Pierce Kevin Reilly Timothy M. Rudge Jennifer Santiago Sumner Shapiro Lawrence A. Shore, Treasurer Herbert L. Shultz, Jr., Vice-Chair Greg Stapleton Robert D. Stone Hon. Brian U. Stratton Rob Totaro Micheileen Treadwell Hon. Harry J. Tutunjian John Yagielski William K. Corbett, Sr. President Sheila Hogarty Fontenot Vice-President, Public Relations

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