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- EIN 27-1462229
- info@fuelaccounts.org
- 617-423-0331
- 561 Boylston St Boston MA 02119 USA
- www.fuelaccounts.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development Programs
Mission: FUEL provides incentives to galvanize the ambition of low income families for their children’s higher education.
Results: In March 2010, the Chelsea Compact was launched in partnership with UMass Amherst and Bunker Hill Community College. The schools have offered up to 25 full scholarships annually to qualified Chelsea-FUEL students. Two brothers, from Chelsea High School, were the first two to receive full scholarships to UMass Amherst through the Chelsea Compact. More than 300 families are now participating in three inner cities: Chelsea, Boston, and Lynn.
Target demographics: low-income/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General Adults Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees
Geographic areas served: New England, Northeast US
Programs: Savings Circle Meetings