Through the past two years, NCCEP has been working with the Lumina
Foundation for Education to build the capacity of grantees of the
Foundation’s McCabe Fund so that they are better equipped to
sustain their work beyond the life of their grant. To
accomplish this goal, NCCEP convened the McCabe Fund grantees in 2004,
and then again in 2005 to facilitate networking and to dialogue on
partnership development, resource development and program
evaluation.
The 2005 catalogue of the 30 current McCabe-funded programs was produced
in an effort to continue the dialogue among McCabe Fund grantees.
The contact and other information provided will help grantees and
other college-access professionals to network, share best practices and
provide information that can help strengthen their programs and
accomplish their missions – to ensure that low-income and minority
students have equal access and opportunity to be successful in
post-secondary pursuits.
The McCabe Fund has become one of Lumina Foundation’s
signature programs and their primary vehicle to advance the mission of
postsecondary access and success directly among disadvantaged
youth. From its inception in 2002, the McCabe Fund has
awarded 83 grants to support organizations that are working in
communities across the nation to help first-generation students,
low-income students and students of color gain access to postsecondary
education. Through the McCabe Fund, some 56,900 students are being
assisted in more than 48 cities and 27 states (including the District of
Columbia). And from Winston-Salem, NC, to Honolulu, HI, these
students are succeeding.
Preliminary evaluation results show that more students who participate
in these programs graduate from high school – 99 percent –
and most apply to college (up to 94 percent). Compared to the
national rate of college enrollment right out of high school (65
percent), these first-generation, low-income, minority students are
succeeding remarkably well.
To download the entire PDF of the catalogue, click here.
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The 2005 Catalogue of Funded Programs, Effective Practices, and
Lessons Learned to Improve Student Success and Academic
Achievement
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