Gary Life Education Initiative Inc

Results: National educational outreach totals as of November 2014: Gary Life Education Initiative Incorporated has provided services to benefit 8,680 students. Current Success Rate: 98% of students who complete Gary Life Education Initiative Incorporated college and career readiness programs, pass to the next grade level on time, graduate high school on time, then continue to college or a trade school. Class of 2014 Successes: Program participants were Valedictorian and Salutatorian of their high school.

Target demographics: children, college students, parents and our communities

Direct beneficiaries per year: 1193 students received services in 2013 through mentoring, youth leadership development, college and career readiness programs.

Geographic areas served: the United States, mainly Gary, Indiana

Programs: College Readiness in the Classroom Programs: College care packages coordination College readiness workshops College research College financial aid research College graduation planning Commonly used college terms College scholarships research College scholarship applications College registration assistance College tours Dropout prevention workshops Four-year high school graduation planning Goal planning workshops Team building workshops Time management workshops Vision and mission statement workshops What to look for in a college Business and Career Planning: Business development workshops Career exploratory field trips Career readiness workshops Community resource referrals Community service coordinating Financial literacy workshops Leadership development workshops Student summer job referrals Student resume’ and interview tips Team building workshops Student Show and Tell