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Help celebrate National College Colors Day

August 20, 2019 by Renee Pasciak Leave a Comment

Help us kick off the start of the new school year and celebrate the hard work of our students from low-income backgrounds by wearing college gear from your alma mater or favorite college on Friday, August 30, which is National College Colors Day! Use #CPCollegeColorsDay to share your pics on social media. This is a […]

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College Possible students show gratitude by giving back

November 9, 2017 by Liz Smith Leave a Comment

More than 100 students collected 4,000 pounds of food for Make a Difference Day .

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Low-income seniors start early on college applications, beating the odds

December 18, 2015 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible receives $725,000 in new grants

October 30, 2015 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible fought hunger to give back this Make a Difference Day

October 25, 2015 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible Milwaukee gives back on MLK Day

January 21, 2015 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible awarded U.S. Treasury contract to increase the financial literacy, success of low-income college hopefuls

October 19, 2014 by Willow Hombsch Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible Milwaukee launches new site at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy

October 8, 2014 by Willow Hombsch Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible Milwaukee launches new site at St. Anthony High School

September 25, 2014 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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College Possible Milwaukee receives AmeriCorps grant

May 26, 2014 by College Possible Leave a Comment

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 […]

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