College Tour Fund
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Our Story
Growing4ward promotes the importance of education, particularly in under-served communities. We provide young people with tools and resources, as well as opportunities for exposure, to the benefits of higher education. Every Spring break we facilitate our Annual 7-Day College Tour. We leave from Brooklyn, NY and Newark, NJ, and travel to Baltimore, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina and Atlanta, Ga., to visit the campuses of Morgan State University, Howard University, Virginia State University, Hampton University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T University, Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark-Atlanta University.
For the young people I work with, this is not just a trip, this is the beginning of their future. Decisions have been made on these tours that affect the trajectory of their very lives. This tour provides exposure to youth that have never left their city. It shows them that the opportunity to join the other students on campus is a High School Diploma away. It gives them hope and goals to set. We have a history of helping hundreds of young people go from the worst neighborhoods of New York City & New Jersey, to beautiful College Campuses through out the south, and beyond.
We don't have to tell you about the challenges and crime rates young people face living in the inner cities of NY and NJ. For many children raised in these neighborhoods, negativity, often times is all they see. We are absolutely clear that EXPOSURE is the key. Positive exposure gives you hope. It shows possibilities. The problem is that many families in these neighborhoods are single parent households with extremely limited income. Students coming from these homes have very limited resources to finance a College Tour themselves. With your help we can make this dream possible for at least 40 young students working to change their lives into something better.
We estimate the cost of this 6 night trip, including transportation, lodging, food and chaperones, to be at least $45,000.00. We really want to make this happen, and aid these young future leaders in their process to becoming powerful and productive members of their communities. Will you help us and donate today?
www.growing4ward.org
Growing4ward promotes the importance of education, particularly in under-served communities. We provide young people with tools and resources, as well as opportunities for exposure, to the benefits of higher education. Every Spring break we facilitate our Annual 7-Day College Tour. We leave from Brooklyn, NY and Newark, NJ, and travel to Baltimore, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina and Atlanta, Ga., to visit the campuses of Morgan State University, Howard University, Virginia State University, Hampton University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T University, Spelman College, Morehouse College and Clark-Atlanta University.
For the young people I work with, this is not just a trip, this is the beginning of their future. Decisions have been made on these tours that affect the trajectory of their very lives. This tour provides exposure to youth that have never left their city. It shows them that the opportunity to join the other students on campus is a High School Diploma away. It gives them hope and goals to set. We have a history of helping hundreds of young people go from the worst neighborhoods of New York City & New Jersey, to beautiful College Campuses through out the south, and beyond.
We don't have to tell you about the challenges and crime rates young people face living in the inner cities of NY and NJ. For many children raised in these neighborhoods, negativity, often times is all they see. We are absolutely clear that EXPOSURE is the key. Positive exposure gives you hope. It shows possibilities. The problem is that many families in these neighborhoods are single parent households with extremely limited income. Students coming from these homes have very limited resources to finance a College Tour themselves. With your help we can make this dream possible for at least 40 young students working to change their lives into something better.
We estimate the cost of this 6 night trip, including transportation, lodging, food and chaperones, to be at least $45,000.00. We really want to make this happen, and aid these young future leaders in their process to becoming powerful and productive members of their communities. Will you help us and donate today?
www.growing4ward.org
Organizer
Carlos A. Walton
Organizer
Newark, NJ