We’re so proud of our kids and the accomplishments we’re able to share!

• 90% of UpLift seniors who have been in the Colorado UpLift program three years or more consistently graduate from high school each year.
  
  Note: each high school graduate saves the economy nearly $2 million per graduate. (Cohen, M. and Piquero, A.R. [2007] New Evidence on the Monetary Value of Saving a High Risk Youth.  Retrieved from www.youthbuild.org). 

• 86% of contacted UpLift seniors who had applied for college in the spring of 2011 were successfully enrolled in the fall.
• In 2011, Colorado UpLift will work with 4,000 students in 22 Denver Public Schools, delivering our comprehensive four-area program and relational strategy.
• Colorado UpLift taught over 120 classes each week in Denver Public Schools. 
• This year (2011), the Metropolitan Mayors’ and Commissioners’ Youth Award was given to nine Colorado UpLift students out of 20 total. This award is for Denver students who have overcome obstacles such as personal tragedies, poor grades, delinquencies and in some cases, abusive homes.
• A third-party evaluation guided by Dr. Didi Fahey, Director of Research and Evaluation for the Daniels Fund has shown UpLift students attend all their classes 41% more overall than their non-UpLift peers, among other findings. Click here for a copy of the full evaluation (large PDF file of 26 MB).
• UpLift is receiving national attention, with replication models launching in four cities across the U.S. (Orlando, Phoenix, New York and Portland).