2015 College Possible: Closing the Achievement Gap for Low-Income Students i3 National Development Study

The College Possible program provides college focused sessions for high school students with college potential in group and one-on-one settings. Coaches conducted small group sessions for two hours twice a week over the course of participants' junior and senior years of high school. In these sessions, students practiced goal setting, academic discipline, and other non-cognitive skills.

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Nebraska Children and Families Foundation: Connected Youth Initiative

Nebraska Children and Families Foundation implemented the Connected Youth Initiative (CYI) to help young people aged 14 to 24 from adverse backgrounds transition towards a positive adulthood. CYI uses a collective impact approach to create systems change in rural Nebraska communities and serves young people in Nebraska through the following essential CYI elements: