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