hemi getting them to college
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Presented By:
Monica Benton, Hamilton County Job and Family Services Ongoing Caseworker & Educational Liaison
Annie Dick, HEMI Program Coordinator Sarah Mangan, Hamilton County Job and Family Services
Ongoing Caseworker & Educational Liaison
Our Mission
The Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI) provides Hamilton County youth a long term academic mentoring relationship that begins in high school and is focused on awareness of, and preparation for post-secondary education and training.
The Partnership
The Need
According to a 2004 Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care report:
• 25 percent are incarcerated within the first two years of emancipation
• 20 percent become homeless• 58 percent complete high school; compared
to 87 percent of the general population• 3 percent earn college degrees; compared to
28 percent of the general population
Barriers to Education
Lack of Family SupportStruggles to Achieve basic survivalAwareness Lack of Preparation
Who?
Mentors are volunteers and serve as educational consultants Recruitment Selection Process
Mentees are high school students under the care of Hamilton County
Matching Process
The Focus
Exploring post-secondary education options
ACT/SAT preparation (p. 55*)College toursCollege applications (p.73*)FAFSA (p.93*)Scholarship opportunities (p. 105*)TutoringSupport*For further information, please reference: “It’s My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training: A resource
for child welfare professionals,” Casey Family Programs, 2006, pages 55-116.
Relationships
Kids in School RuleCincinnati StateGreat OaksUniversity of Cincinnati
Participants
41 Students:3 sophomores (7%)18 juniors (45%)13 seniors (33%)7 college freshman
(18%)Ages 15-20
41 Mentors:31 women10 menAges 25-7257% Masters Degree30% Bachelors
Degree
Successes
GraduatesService LearningMaintaining VolunteersRelationships within EducationRelationships with CaseworkersRelationships with Youth
What is to Come?
Transitioning into higher edAssimilating into campus lifeEmancipation/ IndependenceOhio REACH liaisons
What we Need
SupportAwarenessIdentifiable contacts at all schools
Questions? Comments?
Contact Us:Monica Benton
(513) 946-1520 [email protected] Dick
(513) 556-4368 [email protected] Mangan
(513) 946-1955 [email protected]