Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and AT&T New York President Hal Lenox Commend Summer Search NYC for Broad Impact on City Youth

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    • Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and AT&T New York President Hal Lenox Commend Summer Search NYC for Broad Impact on City Youth

    (l-r) Summer Search New York City participants Ashley Gonzales, Kyabell Glass, Annell Ovalles, Laurin Ellis, Marjorie Abreu, Kassandra Cardona, Alex Williams, Nikarly Santiago, Erika Marte, Kattery Guzman and Tiga Anderson meet with AT&T New York President Hal Lenox (fifth from left) and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (seventh from left).

    On Wednesday, May 4, the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice welcomed Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., AT&T New York President Hal Lenox and Summer Search New York City Executive Director Karina Kirsch to honor the impact the Summer Search program has had on high school students in the South Bronx and across the City.

    Summer Search is a non-profit youth leadership program that provides high school students a unique combination of intensive, long-term mentoring; full scholarships to summer experiential education programs; access to college and financial aid counseling; and a lasting support network. Hundred percent of students who have participated in Summer Search New York City graduate high school and 85 percent graduate college, as compared to the current 50 percent and 11 percent graduation rates for high school and college, respectively, for their peers from the same income bracket.

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