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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 Troy, Albany, and Schenectady 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 in program: 302
Number of students currently in high school: 87
Number of students who completed the high school component of the program: 215
Number of students enrolled in college: 144
Number of students who graduated college: 57
(Updated July 2008)

Board of Directors Shirley W. Arensberg Fadhilika Atiba-Weza Mary G. Barnet Stephanie J. Brown Charles B. Buchanan, Chair Michael D. Carroll Thomas C. Crowley, Treasurer Barbey Dougherty Steven M. Egna Eric Ely Nancy Gifford Geraldine Golub Tyrell Hughes Linda Jackson-Chalmers Hon. Gerald D. Jennings Robert W. Johnson III, Esq Eva Joseph, Ed.D. Jawanza Ali Keita Andree Kocian Neil L. Levine, Esq., Vice Chair Adelaide Muhlfelder Jacqueline Pierce Timothy M. Rudge Sumner Shapiro Lawrence A. Shore, Secretary Hank Shuford Herbert L. Shultz, Jr., Vice Chair Greg Stapleton Hon. Brian U. Stratton Micheileen Treadwell Hon. Harry J. Tutunjian William K. Corbett, Sr. President Sheila Hogarty Fontenot Vice-President, Public Relations

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