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High School Attainment

Student 2In Connecticut, 1 in 5 students do not complete high school in 4 years. Over-age and under-credited, many of these students drop out. In 2011, about 9,000 Connecticut students dropped out of school with 41% failing to return the following year. By nearly all measures, the average high school graduate will experience better life outcomes than students who never earn their diploma.

Foundation Program: Our Piece of the Pie offers an enhanced Penn Foster Online High School program along with a circle of supports – circle of supportive service, tutoring, and an onsite computer lab. The Penn Foster program combines technology with traditional classroom support, is recognized at 95% of Connecticut colleges, and is offered to out-of-school youth who are not a fit for traditional high school.

Funded by:

Aspen Institute Community Solutions Opportunity Youth Forum
Bank of America Foundation
Berkshire Bank Foundation
City of Hartford
Generation Works – United Way (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Lincoln Financial Foundation
People’s Community Foundation
State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families
State of Connecticut Youth Employment Program
Schultz Family Foundation
Travelers Foundation
US DOL Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act

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Contact Us

Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative
c/o Capital Workforce Partners
One Union Place
Hartford, CT 06103
hoyc@capitalworkforce.org
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