Boys Hope Girls Hope

THE MISSION OF BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF ARIZONA (BHGH AZ) IS TO NURTURE AND GUIDE (CON'T ON SCH O) MOTIVATED YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED TO BECOME WELL-EDUCATED, CAREER-READY MEN AND WOMEN FOR OTHERS.

THE SCHOLAR SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES MOTIVATED YOUTH IN NEED WITH TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO PRIVATE AND COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, ALL ACADEMIC SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES, CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS PROGRAMMING YEAR-ROUND FOR BHGH SCHOLARS GRADE 6 THROUGH COLLEGE SENIOR. BHGH'S PROGRAM MODEL IS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AS NEARLY 100% OF BHGH SCHOLARS ARE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE, USUALLY WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOL CHOICES AND WITH SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARSHIPS. 74% OF BHGH SCHOLARS EARN THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE 92% OF WHOM DO SO IN 6 YEARS OR LESS. STUDENTS COMING FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS ARE ENROLLING IN COLLEGE AT A RATE OF ONLY 36%, WITH LESS THAN 11% GOING ON TO EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. AN AVERAGE OF 87% OF BHGH AZ COLLEGIANS HAD ZERO STUDENT DEBT UPON GRADUATION, AND THOSE WITH DEBT (CONT'D ON SCH. O) HAD LESS THAN $4,000. BHGH EXISTS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH WHO ARE COMING FROM SITUATIONS OF CONCENTRATED DISADVANTAGE WHICH MAY INCLUDE FAMILIAL EXPERIENCE WITH POVERTY, POOR HEALTH, ADDICTION, ABUSE, NEGLECT, HIGH DROP-OUT RATES, INCARCERATION ETC. SCHOLARS ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF INTENTIONAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT EVERY AGE AND STAGE. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INCLUDES EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT CAREERS AND MAJORS AND EXPLORATION OF STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS; LIFE PREPAREDNESS TEACHES NECESSARY LIFE SKILLS, FOCUSES ON BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT; EMPOWERED LEARNING SUPPORTS SCHOLARS IN BUILDING RESILIENCE, BUILDS FOUNDATIONAL STUDY STRATEGIES, SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND HELPS THEM TO APPLY THEIR LEARNING TO REAL-WORLD SOCIAL AND CIVIC ISSUES. THE LONG-TERM NATURE OF THE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO LEARN AND BUILD ON SKILLS OVER TIME, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THE SKILLS PRACTICALLY. A UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE PROGRAM IS OUR COLLEGE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. 95% OF BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE SCHOLARS ARE COMING FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND ARE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR. BY PROVIDING DIRECT CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE WORKS TO REMOVE BARRIERS OFTEN FACING THIS POPULATION, HELPING THEM TO BEAT THE ODDS AND COMPLETE THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. COLLEGIANS RECEIVE REGULAR CHECK-INS FROM OUR COLLEGE SUCCESS MANAGER, WHICH INCLUDES ACADEMIC GUIDANCE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, TIPS ON NAVIGATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROFESSORS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY MAY NEED. THE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH EXPENDITURES PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND SUPPORT ESSENTIAL FOR BHGHAZ'S SCHOLARS' SUCCESS. ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH PROVIDES FOOD, SNACKS, ACADEMIC SUPPLIES AND FEES, BOOKS, UNIFORMS, EXTRACURRICULAR CLUB AND SPORTS FEES, RECREATION, BUS AND LIGHT RAIL PASSES, ATHLETIC SUPPLIES, LEADERSHIP CAMPS AND EXPERIENCES, COLLEGE PREPARATION ACTIVITIES AND COLLEGE CAMPUS TOURS, SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS PROGRAMMING YEAR-ROUND FOR BHGH SCHOLARS GRADE 6 THROUGH COLLEGE SENIOR.BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF ARIZONA RELIES ON THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT AND IS ALWAYS WELCOMING VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS MENTORS, TUTORS, AND BECOME INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR COLLEGE-ACCESS CURRICULUM AND FACILITATE ACTIVITIES WITH SCHOLARS. VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS, SERVE ON COMMITTEES, OUR BOARD AND IN MANY OTHER CAPACITIES.