AVID program receives grant from Citi Foundation
The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program
for the four-county region announced today it has received an $18,000 grant
from the Citi Foundation.
The grant, which will benefit students in the Riverside, Inyo, Mono
and San Bernardino counties (RIMS), will be used for the Expanding College
Readiness Program.
AVID is an international education program that began in San Diego
and targets students in the academic middle who have a willingness to work
toward college acceptance. Typically, AVID students are the first in their
families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority
families.
In this year¹s RIMS graduating class, there were 2,951 seniors in
the four-county region that attended 77 high schools. Of this year¹s
seniors, 86 percent were accepted at least to one four-year college or
university.
In San Bernardino County, there are 92 middle and high schools that
have AVID programs, which involves more than 15,000 students.
The Citi Foundation is funded by Citi businesses, including
Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Citi Smith Barney and Banamex.
for the four-county region announced today it has received an $18,000 grant
from the Citi Foundation.
The grant, which will benefit students in the Riverside, Inyo, Mono
and San Bernardino counties (RIMS), will be used for the Expanding College
Readiness Program.
AVID is an international education program that began in San Diego
and targets students in the academic middle who have a willingness to work
toward college acceptance. Typically, AVID students are the first in their
families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority
families.
In this year¹s RIMS graduating class, there were 2,951 seniors in
the four-county region that attended 77 high schools. Of this year¹s
seniors, 86 percent were accepted at least to one four-year college or
university.
In San Bernardino County, there are 92 middle and high schools that
have AVID programs, which involves more than 15,000 students.
The Citi Foundation is funded by Citi businesses, including
Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Citi Smith Barney and Banamex.
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