COMMUNITY UPLIFT PROJECTS (8th-12th)

The Community Uplift Program empowers Scholars to make a meaningful, direct impact on their communities, while bolstering their applications and candidacy for acceptance and financial support, to competitive colleges and universities.

Starting the second semester of their 8th-grade year, Scholars begin to plan out their projects and our staff guides them from idea development to final execution.

Each Scholar selects a project that speaks to their aspirations for their community. Recent projects include:

  • Developing mental health lesson plans created to de-stigmatize mental health services for Latinx communities
  • Creating a community garden to address food insecurity and limited access to healthy, culturally-responsive food
  • Establishing affinity spaces that allow Latinx high school students to genuinely express themselves in a safe and supportive environment

A full list of our Scholars’ projects will be included soon!