| PROGRAM | DESCRIPTION | ENTRY POINT |
| A Better Chance http://www.abetterchance.org/ | A Better Chance carries out its mission through their signature College Preparatory Schools Program (“CPSP”), which annually recruits, refers and supports about 500 A Better Chance Scholars at more than 300 of the nation’s leading boarding, day and public schools. | Grade 9 |
| The Baruch College STEP Academy https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/precollege/ | The Baruch College STEP (Science and Technology Entry Program) Academy is a pre-college program for high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in science and health related professions | All |
| Bottom Line http://www.bottomline.org/ | Bottom Line provides consistent one-on-one support surrounding the following topics: essay writing, college applications, financial aid, scholarship, and more. Bottom Line has helped thousands of low-income and first generation students stay in college and complete their degrees. | Grade 11 |
| The Door (Talent Search) http://www.door.org/programs services/college-advisement-tutoring | The Door’s mission is to empower young people to reach their potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment including SAT prep, financial aid workshops, and more. | All |
| East Harlem Tutorial Program https://ehtp.org/ | East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) gives kids the opportunities they would have if they were born 20 blocks south. They teach reading, math and science, provide one-to-one tutoring, prepare kids for college, help them get accepted, and build the social skills they’ll need to succeed. | Grade 9, 10 and 11 |
| Expanded Horizons College Preparation Services at Henry Street Settlement http://www.henrystreet.org/programs/ | Expanded Horizons helps high school students negotiate the college admission process every step of the way through SAT prep courses, individual college counseling, tutoring, regents prep and college trips. | All |
| Fordham Step https://www.fordham.edu/info/20964/step | STEP at Fordham University is a rigorous academic enrichment program designed to help prepare junior high and high school students for licensed professions and scientific, technical and health-related careers. STEP also seeks to increase the representation of historically underrepresented minorities and economically disadvantaged people in these fields. | All |
| Girls Write Now https://www.girlswritenow.org/ | GWN is a community of women writers dedicated to providing guidance, support, and opportunities for high school girls to develop their creative, independent voices, and write their way to a better future. We do this work through our Writing and Mentoring Program, which matches professional women writers with underserved high school girls for a one- to four-year mentorship; our Digital Media Mentoring Program, in partnership with Parsons The New School for Design and with leadership support from the MacArthur Foundation-funded Hive Digital Learning Fund in the New York Community Trust, which matches digital media professionals and New School graduate mentors with underserved high school girls for a one- to four-year mentorship; and our College Bound Program, which helps all New York City girls successfully navigate the college essay and application process through resume and college essay writing workshops and a full day informational seminar. | All |
| Global Kids Inc. http://globalkids.org/ | Global Kids, Inc. is an educational organization for global learning and youth development – works to ensure that urban youth have the knowledge, skills, experiences and values they need to succeed in school, participate effectively in the democratic process, and achieve leadership in their communities and on the global stage. Young people examine global issues, make local connections, and create change through peer education, social action, digital media, and service-learning, while receiving intensive support from GK staff. | All |
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