More than 100 students collected 4,000 pounds of food for Make a Difference Day .
Low-income seniors start early on college applications, beating the odds
Milwaukee student Mahmoud Hasan didn’t have much hope of attending college until, one day during his sophomore year, a College Possible coach came up to him and his friends at their lunch table at Alexander Hamilton High School and asked if they were interested in college. Mahmoud said yes, found paperwork to sign up for […]
College Possible receives $725,000 in new grants
College Possible Milwaukee’s continued success has helped secure two grants for a combined total of $725,000 from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. While Wisconsin continues to fall short in national efforts to close the academic achievement gap, College Possible Milwaukee, supported by Great Lakes funding, offers programming that interrupts the alarming trend of Milwaukee’s […]
College Possible fought hunger to give back this Make a Difference Day
On Saturday, October 24, College Possible Milwaukee participated in Make a Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of service, by trick-or-treating for non-perishable food items to fight hunger in Milwaukee in collaboration with Hunger Task Force. Nearly 250 College Possible Milwaukee students, staff and AmeriCorps members traveled door-to-door in Milwaukee neighborhoods to collect a resulting […]
College Possible Milwaukee gives back on MLK Day
On Monday, January 19, College Possible Milwaukee participated in one of the nation’s largest day of community service, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MLK Day is an opportunity for College Possible AmeriCorps members and staff to give back to the community that supports the College Possible program. This year, all 38 College Possible Milwaukee AmeriCorps […]
College Possible awarded U.S. Treasury contract to increase the financial literacy, success of low-income college hopefuls
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced 11 recipients of Financial Empowerment Innovation Funding at the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning. Awardees include universities, nonprofits, research organizations and others working to inform higher-education decisions made by low-income young people. College Possible will be funded to grow […]
College Possible Milwaukee launches new site at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy
Milwaukee Collegiate Academy has opened its doors to College Possible Milwaukee, a local office of a nationally-recognized college access and success program. This new site will allow College Possible Milwaukee to make college admission and success possible for more low-income students than ever before. College Possible will recruit at least 15 students to participate at […]
College Possible Milwaukee launches new site at St. Anthony High School
This fall, St. Anthony High School will open its doors to College Possible Milwaukee, a local office of a nationally-recognized college access and success program. This new site will allow College Possible Milwaukee to make college admission and success possible for more low-income students than ever before. College Possible will recruit at least 15 students […]
College Possible Milwaukee receives AmeriCorps grant
College Possible Milwaukee has received $296,400 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service and Serve Wisconsin to support 24 AmeriCorps members who will allow College Possible to expand its efforts to coach low-income students to and through college. College Possible sites across the country have been awarded 160 AmeriCorps Members and […]
College Possible receives $75,000 grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
College Possible Milwaukee has been awarded a grant of $75,000 from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The grant will support College Possible’s college preparation and readiness programming in Milwaukee high schools, allowing the Milwaukee nonprofit to continue to serve low-income students on their paths to and through college and to strengthen education in Milwaukee. “We are […]