(BPRW) Howard University Partners with JPMorgan Chase To Offer Four Full-Tuition Scholarships to Young Men in District of Columbia Public Schools
The University is supporting a brand new progressive program, which mixes JPMorgan Chase’s The Fellowship Initiative and Youth Guidance’s Becoming a Man, an intensive tutorial, psychological well being and wellness, and school and profession readiness curriculum for Black, Hispanic and Latino younger males
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – During a launch occasion at Dunbar High School with JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance to announce the D.C. growth of their respective packages, The Fellowship Initiative (TFI) and Becoming a Man (BAM), Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick introduced the University would grant two full-tuition scholarships to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) individuals who graduate from the tutorial, social, emotional and profession readiness program.
Howard has lengthy held a dedication to educate, assist and encourage Black and brown women and men in American society and all through the world. In every of its 14 colleges and schools, Howard University seeks to develop technically competent and morally dedicated people, and each the BAM and TFI packages additional that mission.
Dr. Frederick stunned the viewers of younger males and his employees with the information on December 1st whereas sharing his closing remarks.
“Students at D.C. Public Schools are some of the brightest and most ambitious I have ever encountered. All they need to excel in life, to become a leader in their chosen professions and to realize their full potential is an opportunity,” stated Dr. Frederick. “We are privileged to support two DCPS graduates who decide to matriculate to Howard. These students will undoubtedly impact and change the world around them, and I am excited that Howard will play an essential part in their story as the University has played an integral role in mine.”
JPMorgan Chase agreed to match Howard University’s award, with the partnership providing a complete of 4 full-tuition scholarships to TFI/BAM graduates of DCPS who apply and are accepted into the University. Students should preserve a GPA of at the very least 3.2 to acquire their scholarship.
Dr. Frederick additionally introduced that Howard University would cowl the remaining tuition for Sagid Mohamed, Howard sophomore and alumnus of the TFI program, whose tuition was beforehand solely partially funded by monetary support and scholarships. Mohamed spoke on the occasion about how his TFI expertise ready him to succeed at Howard.
“It’s amazing to see such large companies truly believe in the importance of investing in young men of color and communities of color,” stated Mohamed. “And then at the end [of the event], I got surprised with a scholarship, and I got caught off guard. I’m speechless. It’s surreal. I’m forever thankful to Howard University and Dr. Wayne Frederick.”
The multi–yr school-based program will ship tutorial teaching, school and profession readiness providers, social and psychological well being assist, and management growth to lots of of highschool college students to assist put them on a path towards higher financial mobility. Students may even be matched with a mentor and licensed scientific counselor.
JPMorgan Chase’s The Fellowship Initiative launched in 2010 and supplies complete and hands-on tutorial, psychological well being and wellness assist to younger males of shade in highschool. Over the final decade, TFI has matched greater than 350 highschool fellows in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, with JPMorgan Chase mentors. In 2020, TFI dedicated to increasing this system to 1,000 extra fellows nationally over the subsequent 10 years and has since expanded to Houston and Oakland. The agency’s dedication to the D.C. program is an element of its broader $30 billion racial equity commitment and builds on a $350 million, five-year global initiative to put together folks for the long run of work.
The BAM program has obtained nationwide recognition from former President Obama as an evidenced strategy to trauma discount and violence prevention for younger males of shade who’re at danger of being concerned in violent crime or dropping out of highschool. Recent analysis reveals that whereas round 94 p.c of BAM individuals have encountered trauma and round 70 p.c report signs of melancholy, practically 60 p.c report a considerable lower in emotions of melancholy after one yr of participation
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About Howard University
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a non-public, analysis college that’s comprised of 14 colleges and schools. Students pursue greater than 140 packages of research main to undergraduate, graduate {and professional} levels. The University operates with a dedication to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, 4 Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and greater than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard additionally produces extra on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than some other college in the United States. For extra info on Howard University, go to www.howard.edu.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a number one world monetary providers agency with belongings of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The agency is a frontrunner in funding banking, monetary providers for customers and small companies, industrial banking, monetary transaction processing, and asset administration. A element of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves hundreds of thousands of prospects in the United States and plenty of of the world’s most distinguished company, institutional and authorities shoppers below its J.P. Morgan and Chase manufacturers. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is obtainable at www.jpmorganchase.com.
About Youth Guidance
Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based packages that allow youth to overcome obstacles, deal with their schooling and, in the end, to succeed in faculty and in life. Youth Guidance is a number one supplier of outcomes-driven packages and capacity-building initiatives, immediately serving greater than 13,000 youth throughout Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, and London. Our strategically developed supply areas are counseling & prevention, group & afterschool programming, and youth workforce growth.
Media Contact: Kimberly.Iverson@Howard.edu
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