Type of Biz:\u00a0 Education<\/p>\n
\nName:\u00a0 Wendy Smith
\nStreet:\u00a0 211 N. Whitfield Ave., Ste. 475
\nCity:\u00a0 Pittsburgh
\nState:\u00a0 PA
\nZip\/Postal:\u00a0 15206
\nPhone:\u00a0 412-605-8448
\nFax:
\nEmail:\u00a0 recruiter@higherachievement.org
\nWeb Site:\u00a0 http:\/\/higherachievement.org\/our-communities\/pittsburgh
\nComments:\u00a0 Higher Achievement\u2019s rigorous afterschool and summer academic program gives youth from at-risk communities their best opportunity to succeed in middle school \u2014 and in life. The organization has served more than 10,000 middle school youth in the Washington, DC area since 1975, helping them achieve success in school and beyond. The organization received numerous national awards and attention over the last few years and embarked on a national expansion beginning in Baltimore, MD in June 2009. In June 2012, with significant investment from the local community and in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools, Higher Achievement launched operations in Pittsburgh, PA.<\/p>\n
Higher Achievement Pittsburgh, held after school and during the summer, operates two achievement centers serving over 100 5th, 6th and 7th graders from schools in Pittsburgh\u2019s Homewood and Hill District neighborhoods. Higher Achievement is focusing on these two neighborhoods because of the legacy of need and the great opportunity to partner with long-standing community programs.<\/p>\n
Higher Achievement Pittsburgh\u2019s scholars primarily are attending Title I schools with 90 percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Ninety-nine percent of the student populations are students of color, and 45 percent of the families live below the poverty line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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