PNC Foundation Provides $10 Million Grant to Birmingham Promise for Scholarship Program, Student Success Coaching.
| Published date | 04 April 2024 |
M2 PRESSWIRE-April 4, 2024-: PNC Foundation Provides $10 Million Grant to Birmingham Promise for Scholarship Program, Student Success Coaching
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham Promise has received a $10 million grant from PNC Foundation to promote postsecondary success for City of Birmingham school graduates. The grant is the largest of its kind for Birmingham Promise since it was created in 2019 with the mission and vision to serve all students within the Birmingham City Schools system.
Birmingham Promise will use the funding, payable over the next 10 years, to sustain the organization's scholarship program and expand its work to prepare and support students for college success.
"This grant provides Birmingham students with opportunities to pursue secondary education and empowers young scholars to reach their maximum potential," said Nick Willis, PNC regional president for North & Central Alabama. "It enriches our community by providing students with the chance to fulfill their dreams, along with the generational impact of graduating without a high burden of tuition debt."
Birmingham Promise provides up to four years of tuition assistance for graduates of Birmingham City Schools who attend public colleges and universities in Alabama. The PNC Foundation grant will help Birmingham Promise:
* Sustain scholarships and the program's success coaches, who work with students throughout their college years to overcome challenges and make the most of their postsecondary education.
* Expand the outreach and counseling it provides high-school students about their college and career plans, connecting them with the programs that best serve their needs.
* Launch an outreach program for middle-schoolers to make sure they are on the best path for college success before entering high school.
"We are so grateful to PNC Foundation for its investment in Birmingham Promise and the students we serve," said Samantha Williams, executive director of Birmingham Promise. "It's the kind of sustained commitment that provides a true foundation for the success of our students, now and in the future."
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