College Promise

#PromisePrograms have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic and are providing pathways not just to and through college, but also to careers. https://diverseeducation.com/article/221557/  @DiverseIssues @SayYesBuffalo @NU2Gen @MichaelTNettles @ETSInsights @MARTHAKANTER

“We want to thank people in the chat & at the end of the session for your ideas. Stay with us, as we continue to work on financial sustainability models. #Thankyou all very much have a great afternoon, a great weekend ahead, and a great rest of the summer.” - Michael Nettles

"Multiple funding partnerships and trust, that's what going to keep supporting this work." - @MARTHAKANTER

"Youth or children alone cannot be the only agents of change in a family and to change economic mobility as a whole, we must think of the whole family. Early investment is absolutely critical, but it is never too late to invest!" - Teresa Sommer @NU2Gen

"Bad news is every community has the challenges we had in Buffalo, but the good news is that they also have the same resources...Collective impact models, wraparound supports, & Promise programs are some of the most important work happening right now." - David Rust @SayYesBuffalo

"Any final words about coming out of the pandemic and financial sustainability for Promise?" @MARTHAKANTER

"I just want to lift up @NeodeshaPromise, a small program that doubled their high school graduation. They are a great example of the work being done in rural America." - Martha Kanter

"We're ultimately in pursuit of an endowment in perpetuity which we see as critical for the long-term success of our program." David Rust, @SayYesBuffalo

"In our community, we settled on how great it would be if we could fill all our open jobs with our local talent. I've said everybody has potential but not everyone has the opportunity and we're trying to build those opportunities." - David Rust @SayYesBuffalo

"There's some interest in the apprenticeship model at #SayYes, can you talk about that?" - @MARTHAKANTER

"The scholarship is available to the student first and then made available to the parents. Parents are encouraged but not required to participate." - Teresa Sommer @NU2Gen

Audience question: Basic question with this 2 gen model: Is parent participation required or are youth served regardless of parent actions?

"We have a report on Hope Toledo that will be available for public viewing in the next few weeks." Teresa Sommer @NU2Gen

#Hope Toledo is a new program... built off a family-like atmosphere. [The leader of Hope Toledo] knows students personally & works with them directly. There's also a partnership with #Toledo public schools & the elementary schools from which the students are coming." - @NU2Gen

#Audience question: How were the wraparound services promoted, accessed, and delivered to students in the HOPE Toledo Promise program?

"We launched 50 virtual learning centers for families to drop their children off to participate in their virtual learning with hot meals for recreation so guardians could go to work… since public schools were closed due to the pandemic." - David Rust @SayYesBuffalo

"We've really tried to evolve and meet the needs of our community." - David Rust @SayYesBuffalo

"We have a blended funding stream, we've received significant investment from the school systems... from the city... from philanthropic partners... and others." - David Rust @SayYesBuffalo