Why do we do what we do?
In St. Louis...
In the five-county area of Metropolitan St. Louis, almost 30% (172,000) of children live in zip codes where risks to their well-being (lacking family support, inadequate access to quality health care, poor educational opportunities, high crime rates, and high parental unemployment rates).
Six MO and nine IL school districts in the metro area have high school dropout rates higher than their respective state averages.
In the St. Louis City Public School District, the rate of students graduating from high school within four years is 61.8%.
How Boys Hope Girls Hope meets that need:
80% of the youth we serve are in the racial minority.
The majority of youth in our care have no immediate family member with a college degree.
Almost all of the youth we serve come from dangerous neighborhoods and experienced a lack of supervision.
Our college retention rate is 89-94%, compared to the national average of 66%.
All local St. Louis scholars participate in extra-curricular and civic programs and engage in countless hours of service learning. Nearly 70% receive academic honors at their schools.
Since 1996, over 80% of the youth who became part of the program between 10 and 15, have remained in the program through high school graduation.
Nationwide, since 1991, 100% of our U.S. alumni have gone on to college.
Since 1996, Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis has averaged a 77% retention rate of students in college.
Our alumni across the country are successful professionals, responsible community members, and nurturing spouses, fathers and mothers.
Since 1991, 100% of Boys Hope Girls Hope alumni have gone on to college or another post-secondary educational institution.
Why do we do what we do?
In St. Louis...
In the five-county area of Metropolitan St. Louis, almost 30% (172,000) of children live in zip codes where risks to their well-being (lacking family support, inadequate access to quality health care, poor educational opportunities, high crime rates, and high parental unemployment rates).
Six MO and nine IL school districts in the metro area have high school dropout rates higher than their respective state averages.
In the St. Louis City Public School District, the rate of students graduating from high school within four years is 61.8%.
How Boys Hope Girls Hope meets that need:
80% of the youth we serve are in the racial minority.
The majority of youth in our care have no immediate family member with a college degree.
Almost all of the youth we serve come from dangerous neighborhoods and experienced a lack of supervision.
Our college retention rate is 89-94%, compared to the national average of 66%.
All local St. Louis scholars participate in extra-curricular and civic programs and engage in countless hours of service learning. Nearly 70% receive academic honors at their schools.
Since 1996, over 80% of the youth who became part of the program between 10 and 15, have remained in the program through high school graduation.
Nationwide, since 1991, 100% of our U.S. alumni have gone on to college.
Since 1996, Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis has averaged a 77% retention rate of students in college.
Our alumni across the country are successful professionals, responsible community members, and nurturing spouses, fathers and mothers.
Since 1991, 100% of Boys Hope Girls Hope alumni have gone on to college or another post-secondary educational institution.