| Last updated on August 30, 2007 |
The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits, and trains incredible youth leaders from urban public high schools and sends them in "Posses" to top colleges and universities across the country.
Description:
These "Posses" or teams are then prepared, through an intensive Pre-Collegiate Training Program, for enrollment at top-tier universities nationwide to pursue their academics and to help promote cross-cultural communication on campus.
The Posse Program has exhibited great success over the past 18 years placing 1,850 students into colleges and universities. These students have won over $175 million in scholarships from Posse partner universities and are persisting and graduating at 90 percent—a rate higher than the national averages at institutions of higher education. Posse currently has sites in six major cities across the United States: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. and its newest site in Atlanta.
The concept of a Posse works for both students and college campuses, and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students—a Posse—carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for increased individual and community development.
History:
Posse started because of one student who said he never would have dropped out of college if he had his “posse” with him. That simple idea, of sending a group (or posse) of students together to college so they could “back each other up,” became the impetus for a program that today has sent hundreds of students to top-tier colleges throughout the United States.
Contact people:
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Eleanor Anderson, Program Coordinator, (212) 405-1691, (email)
Sandra Pradas Martin, Program Director, (212) 405-1691, (email) |
Office fax number: (212) 405-1698
Address:
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14 Wall Street, Suite 8A-60
New York, NY 10005
(See a map) |
Web Site: http://www.possefoundation.org
Directions:
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4/5/2/3 trains to 14 Wall St
R train to Rector St. and walk up to Broadway to 14 Wall St.
E train to World Trade and walk down Broadway to 14 Wall St. |
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