University of Bridgeport and Mitchell College have announced new partnerships with New Haven Promise, expanding financial support for Promise Scholars enrolling at their institutions after high school graduation. University of Bridgeport will offer a $25,000 renewable...
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Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Zuniga, from barriers to breakthroughs in healthcare
Promise alumnus Joshua Zuniga (Sound ’20, QU ’24) was featured by Yale New Haven Health. In an interview, Joshua shared his inspiring journey coming from a family with no health insurance to becoming a registered nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital's Smilow Cancer...
Wednesday’s Warrior: New Haven Promise helps dreams come true for scholars
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Scholar Highlight: How Ali navigated the Promise journey to build his future
When Ali Fadhil (Common Ground ‘21, UConn ‘25) and his family arrived in New Haven in 2012, the nine-year-old had little understanding of the journey they were undertaking. For Ali's father, a former hotel manager in Iraq, the decision to uproot his family was born...
Promise’s Patricia Melton, Casey Gargano, and Frankie Roman discuss latest work on WNHH FM’s “Dateline New Haven”
Like the young people it helps develop into successful college students and adults, New Haven Promise has entered its teens full of growth of possibility. In a recent interview with Dateline New Haven’s Paul Bass, Promise announced several exciting initiatives: a new...
Promise Interns Shine: nearly $1 million earned over summer & new leaders emerging
New Haven Promise scholars are heading back to school with nearly $1 million earned from summer internships and jobs brokered by Promise’s Back New Haven initiative. Nearly 160 students contributed their talents to local businesses while gaining valuable skills for...
Promise Alumnus, former Alder returns to city hall as the mayor’s new legislative liaison
Promise alumnus Joshua Zuniga (Sound ’20, QU ’24) was featured by Yale New Haven Health. In an interview, Joshua shared his inspiring journey coming from a family with no health insurance to becoming a registered nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital's Smilow Cancer...
New Haven Promise interns learn in the field
Four New Haven Promise interns spent the summer contributing to vital environmental research at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE). Their work ranged from studying the impact of invasive insects on forests to investigating natural methods of carbon capture and...