Overview

The 21st Street Foundation funds an annual Legacy Gift awarded
to the person or organization best able to positively impact the lives of inner-city youth.
Plans for future Legacy Gift projects include the renovation of athletic playfields, awarding
of educational scholarships, development of life skills programs, community centers, and much more!
 

This year, the 21st Street Foundation donated $2,000 to support the Urban League Scholars program.
 

About the Urban League Scholars
Each spring, the Urban League Scholars Program at Garfield High School recruits 30 incoming freshmen of African or African American descent who have the desire to accelerate their learning potential and prepare for post-secondary education. The program offers a cohort experience freshman and sophomore years, preparing students for Advanced Placement classes (AP) during their junior and senior years, which, in turn, prepares them for future success at a four-year university. Students receive individualized college readiness support during junior and seniors years which has resulted in a 100% college acceptance rate. In addition, students receive academic and social support and incentives during all four years of their high school experience. Our program is a cooperative venture sponsored by the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Garfield High School.
 

Background
The emergence of the Urban League Scholars program is a direct result of community and national activity surrounding college awareness, readiness and access to opportunities for African American students. In 2006, after recognizing that the African American Scholars program at Garfield High School required external assistance in order to expand its services to best meet the college preparatory needs of an increasing number of students, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle incorporated Garfield’s program into its Education Department adding college readiness as a key component, and re-naming it, Urban League Scholars. Working together, Garfield High School and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle seek to provide African American students and their families with the academic and leadership skills needed to prepare for, apply to, and succeed in, post-secondary education.