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A Pilot Program To Promote Higher Education: Summer Support Workshop, Nicole Bahbout
A Pilot Program To Promote Higher Education: Summer Support Workshop, Nicole Bahbout
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Overview
This report discusses the importance of educational attainment for the underserved community, particularly for youth raised in or near San Francisco’s Tenderloin. It identifies the reasons why low-income, first-generation students have trouble matriculating into college, and considers the current efforts that address this issue.
Based on the literature and the data analyzed, De Marillac Academy’s Graduate Support Program staff designed and implemented the Summer Support Workshop, a pilot program intended to assist high school graduates as they transition into post-secondary life. This paper presents the research and the findings that support the project’s development.
Introduction
For underserved children and …