The University of Phoenix Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are collaboratively working to address the “Silent Epidemic” our nation is facing by supporting our BE GREAT: Graduate initiative.

One in three high school students, and nearly one half of all African American and Hispanic kids, fails to graduate from public high school with their class. Dropping out of high school is not a sudden event, but rather a gradual process with poor attendance and low parental involvement as clear indicators for those who are at risk for dropping out.

The University of Phoenix Foundation is supporting BE GREAT: Graduate, an academic success initiative, which targets young people most vulnerable to dropping out of school in the communities with the highest dropout rates. The partnership will focus on:

1. Offering support to Club youth through mentorship and education coaching; and
2. Increasing the ability for Clubs to recruit and retain volunteers for the program.

The mission of the University of Phoenix Foundation is to increase access to education, especially for underrepresented and low-income students traditionally under-served by the education continuum, in an effort to provide a pathway for economic advancement.