What We Do
Higher Education for All
Our Higher Education for All (HEFA) program focuses on keeping each child within our families engaged in the pursuit of higher education and other positive activities. Our HEFA team ensures that children are thriving in their schools and have what they need to succeed academically.
- We assess each child's academic standing, conduct classroom observations, and identify and secure the educational resources that children are entitled to by law: testing, evaluations, and appropriate school placements in public, charter, or private schools;
- We train parents to serve as educators and advocates for their children. We help them build essential skills to engage in school activities such as parent-teacher conferences;
- We match our students with volunteer mentors and tutors;
- We reward students for setting and achieving academic goals for each advisory. One half of the financial reward goes to the student; the other half is deposited in a savings account to be used when the child attends college or vocational school;
- We provide and promote meaningful after-school and summer enrichment activities that reinforce academic learning; and
- We enroll our children in other DC programs that support higher education for low-income students.
In addition, the Mike Young Education Fund allows parents to pursue the educational and vocational training they need to support their families, earn a living wage, and enhance individual potential.
