tnAchieves receives $300,000 Grant
April 8, 2021
tnAchieves announced it received a $300,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to continue providing crucial resources to the Class of 2021 TN Promise students – especially those who require additional support – as they transition from high school to college.
“We are so grateful as we work to provide more opportunities for students to pursue an education after high school,” said tnAchieves Executive Director Krissy DeAlejandro. “tnAchieves exists to provide an opportunity for every student in Tennessee to earn a college degree. This grant will allow our organization to better prepare students for college-level work.
Many students need this type of support now more than ever.”
While TN Promise eliminates the financial barrier for students attending college via a last-dollar scholarship, tnAchieves offers a full range of non-financial support to ensure students are successful. tnAchieves operates a Summer Bridge Program to prepare students to begin classes more college-ready and provides every student with a volunteer mentor to help ease the transition from high school to college. The Bridge Program is available at all 13 of Tennessee’s community colleges free of charge to students who need additional academic support before beginning college. Full-time staff at tnAchieves also work to coach students throughout their college career.
Since the launch of TN Promise in 2015, Tennessee’s college-going rate has increased by more than six percentage points. The tnAchieves Summer Bridge Program boasts an impressive 88% success rate preparing students to begin college more academically and socially prepared. Finally, students participating in tnAchieves are graduating at a rate of 11 percent higher than their peers at the same institutions.
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