| Competition Year |
2023 |
| Organizations eligible to apply |
Access to Education |
| Type of Entry |
Charity (Providing short term, immediate needs) |
| Annual Budget |
$250,000 or more |
| Length of Support & Services Provided |
Both short-term & long-term support |
| Significant Achievements in the Past Two Years (Max 200 words.) |
PROPEL (People Reaching Out to Provide Education and Leadership) has graduated 100% of its high-school seniors. Over the past two years 91% attended a four year college.
Our first PROPELIAN passed the bar exam in 2021 and is a practicing attorney.
Not one child has gotten in trouble with the law, all of our students live in high-risk areas.
Our students boast a 99% attendance rate for their schools and at PROPEL. |
| Provide Description of How Money Would be Spent (Max 200 words.) |
The money would be spent on a program called "The Literacy Lab" which is an English language immersion program for ESOL students at PROPEL in Boca Raton.
Over the last five years PROPEL's Literacy Lab has aided students that were reading two and three years below grade level and brought them to achieve standards well above their current grade level.
"The Literacy Lab" is a 40 week immersion program with the intent of teaching English to students in Palm Beach County who are not yet fluent. |
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| Do you partner with other organizations? |
No |
| List of partners (Enter N/A if none) |
N/A |
| Year incorporated with IRS |
2002 |
| Executive Director |
Drew Gaut |
| Agreement |
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