We helped fund the launch of Braven, a career success program targeting the education-to-employment gap, in New York City through a strategic partnership with Lehman College. Building on the early success of this partnership, we further expanded Braven’s presence in New York City by supporting partnerships with high-performing college access programs – Bottom Line, OneGoal, KIPP NYC, and College Bound Initiative — through a new program, Braven Online.
Braven offers a two-part career education experience for underrepresented college students that begins with a credit-bearing course and is followed by a post-course experience that lasts through college graduation.
A recent impact report indicates that 90% of Braven Fellows are graduating from college on time and 61% of the 680 Braven college graduates secured quality full-time jobs within six months of graduation.