U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESIGNATES THE COLLEGEBOUND FOUNDATION AS A "NATIONAL
LEGACY PROGRAM"
For Immediate Release
This year ends the five year Youth Opportunity Project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Baltimore was one of thirty-six cities across our nation which participated in this five year
effort to reengage out-of-school youth-primarily high school drop-outs with educational opportunities.
Working in partnership with Baltimore's Office for Employment Development, The CollegeBound Foundation
provided access to college for young adults who earned their GED after enrolling in the Youth Opportunity Project.
The U.S. Department of Labor has identified four programs that will represent the legacy of this thirty-six
city project. CollegeBound's College Access Program was chosen as a model which should be sustained due
to its success in placing out-of-school youth into college.
The U.S. Labor Department recognizes that urban cities must provide expanded college access to low-income
communities which historically have not been afforded access to college information and college funding.
CollegeBound's recognition as a "National Legacy Program" is acknowledged on behalf of the many children
whom CollegeBound is determined to help realize their dreams of a college education.
For more information:
Craig E. Spilman, Ph.D., Executive Director
CollegeBound Foundation
410.783.2905; fax: 410.727.5786 cspilman@collegeboundfoundation.org
To make a computer donation:
Teresa Perrera, Development Director
CollegeBound Foundation
410.783.2905; fax: 410.727.5786 tperrera@collegeboundfoundation.org
