PHENND GEAR UP (UPenn/Drexel)

Organization Name:
PHENND GEAR UP (UPenn/Drexel)
Address:
3819 Chestnut St.
City, State, ZIP:
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Year Founded:
2016
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/UPennDrexelGEARUP/

Contact Name:
Candace Eaton
Title:
GEAR UP Coordinator
Email Address:
eatonc@sas.upenn.edu
Phone:
(302) 345-6603

Program Description

PHENND manages a cohort of campus partners, including UPenn and Drexel, who in turn, recruit, train, place and manage college student volunteers using a "College Positive Volunteerism" framework. Primary activities include tutoring in math and English, college visits, career day speakers, and integration of service-learning courses. Our cohort of high school students are currently in 10th and 11th grade, moving into the 2019-2020 academic year, we will be focusing more on supporting students through the college application process.

Services Provided

College admissions guidance and counseling

College transition and retention support

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Demographics

Education Level and
Number of Students

High School: 100
Middle School: 0
Elementary School: 0
Post-secondary: 0
Non-traditional: 0

First-Generation