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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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