campus partner(s)

East Side House Settlement

state(s)

NY

amount

$50,000

initiative

College-Community Connections: Community-Based Organizations

award date

02.2010

Grant Summary

$50,000 over 24 months to support the College Retention Advising Program. The College Retention Advisor, working in collaboration with guidance counselors at Bronx Haven High School and Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, provides intense support during the 3 main stages of college access - acceptance, matriculation and persistence - in order to increase college success.