campus partner(s)

Fresh Air Fund

state(s)

NY

amount

$50,000

initiative

College-Community Connections: Community-Based Organizations

award date

02.2016

project director

Fatima Shama

Fresh Air Fund

Grant Summary

$50,000 over 24 months to work with 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students through the “College Connections Program.” Specific program activities include: assistance with college identification and applications, SAT preparation courses, financial literacy and planning workshops, college tours, and mentorship. The program also continues relationships with students through all four years of college and aims to increase student persistence toward degree attainment.