Student Sponsor Partners

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Student Sponsor Partners is a nonprofit organization based in New York City founded by Peter Flanigan in 1986. Student Sponsor Partners (SSP) gives at-risk students in New York City the opportunity to receive a non-public high school education, through the financial support of a sponsor and one-to-one guidance of a mentor.

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History

During the winter of 1986 a conversation took place between two bankers on how to help at-risk inner city kids. They decided to try giving these young people scholarships to private inner city schools, and mentor these kids throughout their high school careers. The conversation caught wind of some thoughtful individuals. By the following September, 45 sponsors were supporting 45 students at Cardinal Hayes High School and Cathedral High School. Since then, nearly 7,000 SSP students have graduated from high school, and in 2015 1,100 SSP students were enrolled in the 23 partner schools.

For over 29 years, Student Sponsor Partners has addressed the high school dropout crisis in New York City by providing under-served students with four years of college-preparatory education. All SSP students are paired with sponsors and mentors who offer financial support and one-to-one mentoring, thus making a meaningful impact on their lives while guiding them through their high school careers.

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Program description

The SSP program is composed of three key groups: students (1,400 in 2012), sponsors and mentors (2,000 in 2012), and partner schools (27 in 2012). SSP students are selected according to their financial, academic and social need. SSP students typically have a family per-capita annual income of less than $10,000, score at or below standards on middle-school reading and/or math standardized tests, and live with a single parent or guardian.

SSP sponsors and mentors are educated professionals who make a four-year commitment to support a student. In addition to making a financial contribution toward their students' tuition costs, mentors become role models for their students and help guide them academically

SSP Partner Schools maintain a structured and nurturing learning environment, and they have a long history of educating the New York City students. Each school assigns a dedicated coordinator to monitor and support SSP students' progress, and maintain regular contact with SSP families, mentors and program staff. SSP's twenty-three participating schools are located in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. Most of SSP's schools are Catholic schools.

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Statistics

Statistics have shown that:

• Over 85% of SSP students graduate from high school each year. This compares to a rate of approximately 61% among their peers in New York City's public schools.
• In the graduating class of 2015, 96% of SSP graduates are going on to college. Only about 50% of New York City's public high school graduates attend college.
• The class of 2015 is financing their college education through nearly $33 million in scholarships and grants.
• Throughout Student Sponsor Partners' history, students have been the recipients of the New York Times Scholarship, the Gates Millennium Scholar,and the POSSE Foundation Scholarship.

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Participating schools

The following schools are part of Student Sponsor Partners as of October 2015:

• Academy of Mount St. Ursula (Girls)
• All Hallows High School (Boys)
• Aquinas High School (Girls)
• Bishop Kearney High School (Girls)
• Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School (Co-Ed)
• Cardinal Hayes High School (Boys)
• Cathedral High School (Girls)
• Christ the King Regional High School (Co-Ed)
• Cristo Rey (Co-Ed)
• La Salle Academy (Boys)
• Holy Cross High School (Boys)
• Martin Luther School (Co-Ed)
• The Mary Louis Academy (Girls)
• Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (Co-Ed)
• Mount St. Michael Academy (Boys)
• Preston High School (Girls)
• St. Barnabas High School
• St. Jean Baptiste High School (Girls)
• St. Joseph High School(Girls)
• St. Raymond Academy(Girls)
• St. Raymond High School for Boys

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Milestones

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Notable donors

The Flanigan Society

• Diocese of Brooklyn
• Carson Family Charitable Trust
• The Clark Foundation
• Dee and Kevin Conway
• Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
• Credit Suisse Fixed Income Division
• David J. And Marilyn B. Dunn
• Peter M. Flanigan
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• The Kovner Foundation
• Kate and Robert Niehaus
• Partnership for Inner-city Education
• Valerie and Jack Rowe
• Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
• William E. Simon Foundation
• Tiger Foundation

Members of The Flanigan Society have donated more that $1 Million over the course of 25 years

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References

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