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 rban Ed is a very progressive organization with a committed team that has accomplished alot in just a small amount of time! It's truly amazing that it's been seven years since we launched our first program in southeast DC. Since that time, we have served 900 children, youth and families, providing over 100,000 hours of technical, career, business and educational skills enhancements.
So, what difference have we made?
View our 2009 Annual Report by clicking here. Also, read more below!
At the age of 21, a young mother who was living in a shelter with her two sons receiving about $60 per month in public assistance came to Urban Ed and obtained her Microsoft Office Specialist certifications. After securing her certifications we helped to place her in a career as a staff technology trainer with a starting wage of over $19 per hour.
After two years participating in our programs, a 17 year old young man with a developmental and learning disability landed an internship with the FBI, has graduated from high school and is college bond to pursue a computer system engineering degree.
Spending less than six months with us, an ex-offender father trained and passed the A+ IT Technician global certification exams. We made a powerful recommendation on his behalf to Robert Half Technology, one of the largest IT placement firms, for an entry-level Help Desk position. He is now paving the path of sustainability for his family.
Labeled as one of DC’s most violent youth, a young man with a long juvenile rap sheet is now working with similar youth detained in detention mentoring them to find the right path and educating them on technology. Urban Ed was his last chance with the courts as he was headed for adult jail. He now works for the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services full-time.
Last summer, a parent came in to drop off her 5 year old son, very excited about the evening before. She was amazed at how he could actually type out as well as recite to her all of the equations to add 1 through 10. She was nearly in tears as her son had struggled throughout the school year with getting his addition right.
These real examples are the difference we have made and the difference your support will help us make.
More specifically, we achieved:
Celebrating 11 years, we have served over 1,015 children, youth and adults providing more than 106,000 hours of technical, career, business and educational enhancements. During 2011, we--
- Served 115 young adults, teens and children.
- Empowered teens from our teen program to provide over 2,400 hours of out-of-school time enrichment for children to continue to improve the children's grades by 25% (or one letter grade).
- Improved academic outcomes for teens with 90% promoted to the next grade level, and increased their knowledge and awareness on social issues and business and technology thru 11,600 hours of personal and professional development.
- Completed the successful launch of our IT Apprenticeship with 81% of graduates securing 4 global certifications AND working at starting wages of $17-$19 per hour.
In 2010 --
- Served 105 young adults, teens and children.
- Provided over 240 hours of out-of-school time enrichment for children improving their grades by 25% (or one letter grade).
- Changed the attitudes and risky behavior of teens as evidenced by pre and post surveys with 87% indicating they will THINK about things differently and 57% indicating they will actually DO things differently.
- Launched the initial pilot of our IT Apprenticeship program, increasing global certification rates to 81%.
In 2009 --
- We changed our fiscal year which now ends on September 30. Even during this short year we served a total of 88 participants.
- Provided 17,795 hours of instruction.
- We redesigned our teen program, becoming one of five organizations to help DC agencies develop youth most in need and most at-risk.
- Eighty-three percent of the young adults we served and that completed the program went to work with average wages of $13.33 per hour or enrolled in an advanced training program, despite the economic hardships.
In 2008 --
- We served a total of 130 participants.
- Provided 20,325 hours of instruction.
- Forty-six percent of those we served were children ages 5-7 and teens both in school and detained in juvenile detention.
- Eighty-one percent of the young adults we served and that completed the program went to work with average wages of $12.96 per hour or enrolled in an advanced training program.
In 2007 --
- We served a total of 132 participants.
- Provided 14,063 hours of instruction.
- At the close of 2007, we started our programs in three special sites serving two public housing communities, Park Morton and Garfield Terrace and at the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Center.
- Seventy-one percent of the college-age youth and adults we served completed the program with all starting work with average wages of $11.50 - $19.50 per hour or enrolled in an advanced training program.
- Maintained a 93% stay in school retention rate.
In 2006 --
- We served 131 participants.
- Provided 9,760 hours of instruction.
- Had an 85% placement rate of average wages of $12.67.
- And a 100% stay in school retention rate.
In 2005 --
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143 school-age youth demonstrated improved office technology proficiency prior to working as interns.
- 32 college-age youth and adults were provided over 5,200 hours of technical certification instruction with 86% placed in jobs averaging nearly $11 per hour.
In 2004 --
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30 school-age youth demonstrated improved academic achievement and stayed in school.
- 27 college-age youth were provided over 5,300 hours of technical certification instruction, and 50% had the confidence to take required industry certification exams.
- 81% of participants enrolled in college, started a small business or secured full-time employment, with wages ranging from $9-$15 per hour.
- Urban Ed completed a three-year strategic planning process.
- Urban Ed achieved a 65 percent increase in contributions from individual donors.
In 2003 --
- Serviced 104 teens in various academic proficiency and personal development activities that included such things as public speaking through poetry/reading slams and simulated business presentations, health workshops on teen pregnancy and drugs and alcohol, business writing through newsletters, community safety and peer ethics through workshops with local police, career development through employment agencies and several combined recreational and entrepreneurial workshops.
- Trained 111 youth and adults on basic technology, which included PC repair and maintenance, computer essentials, computer basics, HTML, and digital music providing over 5,500 hours of instruction.
- Secured 35 youth employment through various programs and organizations as interns throughout the year and during the summer months.
- 29 youth led fundraising activities for their own special projects under our entrepreneurial training raising nearly $2,000.
- 19 youth attended business networking meetings attended by over 150 people from the corporate and philanthropic community with 4 youth speaking to the overall group.
- Trained 16 young adults for technical proficiency at the A+ certification level able to fill such positions as PC Maintenance Technicians, Help Desk Support, Computer Operators, LAN Support and Operating System Programmers, providing over 3,500 hours of instruction.
- Test piloted training for 16 young adults all under the age of 23 in financial literacy utilizing a curriculum that we are still refining with the help of Northwestern Mutual.
- Posted over 250 jobs given our constituents access to opportunities throughout the region.
- Was a key partner in the completion of the 5,680 square foot Bellevue Housing Counseling and Computer Learning Center now open at 4415 South Capitol, Street in southeast DC.
- Increased our support by over 400% in one year.
In 2002 --
- Trained 31 youth and adults on basic technology, which included PC repair and maintenance, computer essentials, computer basics, HTML, and digital music providing over 3,100 hours of instruction.
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