Promise Zone
Mission Statement
The Hazel Park Promise and College Access Network are committed to revitalizing the Hazel Park community by increasing its educational attainment and making it an attractive destination for families. We do this by offering a tuition-free path to an associate's degree to resident graduates of Hazel Park Schools and by recruiting and providing college and career preparatory programs to support all Hazel Park students. The Promise Zone also coordinates the Hazel Park College Access Network, which uses the collective impact framework to align college access partners in the educational, governmental, nonprofit, and business communities. What does my student receive? Click the links to learn more.
RESIDENT GRADS OF HAZEL PARK SCHOOLS
College Advisor - Our College Advisor works hard to assist each and every Hazel Park High School senior through the college exploration, admissions, and financial aid processes. The Promise Program is thrilled to be able to provide this service to students and encourages students of all ages and their parents to reach out to our College Adviser to begin planning for life after high school.
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College Success Coaching - The Postsecondary Success Coach provides academic and personal support to Hazel Park Promise students enrolled in postsecondary education. The goal of Success Coaching is to increase semester-to-semester persistence.
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Community Mentoring Program - Mentoring program provides college bound graduates with a qualified Mentor to serve as a resource with sources of encouragement from the time students graduate from high school through their first year of college.
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Scholarship Details*- Last Dollar - a tuition-free pathway to obtain an Associate's Degree at Oakland Community College or Apprenticeship Certificate
(or its equivalent at a 4-year university. Must meet certain eligibility requirements).
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Summer Tuition Scholarship - Students are welcome to take summer courses at Oakland Community College (up to 6 credits per summer) or at their in-district community college or university (up to 4 credits per summer)
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Junior & Senior College Scholarship- If you attend a 4-year institution, and have a need of dollars for tuition and mandatory fees, our current award is up to $1,000 per school year, $500 for the fall semester, and $500 for the winter semester, max of $2,000.
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Visit the Promise Zone Website for more details.
* State law imposes a residency requirement for publicly funded scholarships.
* A last-dollar scholarship is a form of student financial aid in which a student draws from other funding sources before being awarded the last-dollar scholarship.
NON-RESIDENT GRADS OF HAZEL PARK SCHOOLS
College Advisor - Our College Advisor works hard to assist each and every Hazel Park High School senior through the college exploration, admissions, and financial aid processes. The Promise Program is thrilled to be able to provide this service to students and encourages students of all ages and their parents to reach out to our College Adviser to begin planning for life after high school.
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College Success Coach - The Postsecondary Success Coach provides academic and personal support to Hazel Park Promise students enrolled in postsecondary education. The goal of Success Coaching is to increase semester-to-semester persistence.
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Community Mentoring Program - Mentoring program provides college bound graduates with a qualified Mentor to serve as a resource with sources of encouragement from the time students graduate from high school through their first year of college.
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Summer Tuition Scholarship* - Students are welcome to take summer courses at Oakland Community College (up to 6 credits per summer) or at their in-district community college or university (up to 4 credits per summer)
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Visit the Promise Zone Website for more details.
* We strive to make our resources as equitable as possible. We are able to provide scholarships using privately fundraised resources.
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Junior & Senior College Scholarship- If you attend a 4-year institution, and have a need of dollars for tuition and mandatory fees, our current award is up to $1,000 per school year, $500 for the fall semester, and $500 for the winter semester, max of $2,000.
CONTACT US:
(248) 658-5183
Executive Director
Fernando Monge
[email protected]
Chief Innovation Officer
Moussa Traore
[email protected]
College Adviser
Da'Shaunti Finely
[email protected]
Amina Khan
Oakland Community College Success Coach
[email protected]
LOCATION
Hazel Park High School
23400 Hughes Avenue
Hazel Park, MI 48030
Please send donations to:
Hazel Park Promise Zone Authority 501(c)(3)
P.O Box 514
Hazel Park, MI 48030
