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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: 336
Number of students currently in high school: 86
Number of students who completed the high school component of the program: 246
Number of students enrolled in college: 131
Number of students who graduated college: 77
(Updated October 2009)




Board of Directors

Fadhilika Atiba-Weza
Erin E. Boggan
Stephanie J. Brown
Charles B. Buchanan
Crystal Campbell
James J. Carr
Michael D. Carroll
Dr. Raymond Colucciello
Thomas C. Crowley
Barbey Dougherty
Carol Durant
Steven M. Egna
Eric Ely
Nancy Gifford
Kimberley Riggs Halusic
Tyrell Hughes
Naomi Ingalls
Linda Jackson-Chalmers
Hon. Gerald D. Jennings

Jawanza Ali Keita
Andree Kocian
Neil L. Levine, Esq.
Chris Lyon
Dr. Scott Murray
William Pfeiffer
Jacqueline Pierce
Kevin Reilly
Timothy M. Rudge
Sumner Shapiro
Lawrence A. Shore
Hank Shuford
Herbert L. Shultz, Jr.
Greg Stapleton
Robert D. Stone
Hon. Brian U. Stratton
Micheileen Treadwell
Hon. Harry J. Tutunjian
Amy Vegter

William K. Corbett, Sr.
President
Sheila Hogarty Fontenot
Vice-President, Public Relations
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