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Prime Time: It’s The Season For Promise Internship & Job Placements
How does Promise create an ecosystem where its young people can thrive? Casey Gargano, Promise's new Talent Manager is providing resume support, mock interviews, and a variety of internship and job readiness programming. So far, Promise has sourced more than 200...
Join us at BACK NEW HAVEN NIGHT as We Honor Peter Salovey and Will Ginsberg
On May 30, 2024 at Hotel Marcel, we will celebrate our longtime Promise leaders Peter Salovey and Will Ginsberg as well as the achievements of Promise Alumni and our partners who make New Haven a vibrant and thriving city. Come join us for a night of camaraderie,...
A Passion For Human Rights: Nour Ali Zouabi Finds Her Voice
We would like to congratulate Promise graduate Nour Al Zouabi for receiving the Social Justice & Health Equity Award from Elena’s Light, a local non-profit committed to improving outcomes for refugee and immigrant women and children. Nour, who is now a graduate...
The Best of Rivals: Noah Washington & Terron Mallory Excel In The Classroom & On The Field
When they first played football together for the New Haven Steelers 14 years ago, Promise graduates Terron Mallory (Hillhouse '18, Sacred Heart '22) and Noah Washington (Cross '18, CCSU '22) never imagined that they would be facing off with each other for a full...
New Team Members
Team Promise is expanding! Join us in welcoming our three new employees. Casey Gargano (left), a Promise Alumna serves as our Talent Manager. Casey, a Cross graduate, received her Bachelor's degree in economics and urban studies from UConn in 2019. She has a...
Ruby Bridges Inspires at Yale’s MLK Event
Civil rights icon, activist, author, and speaker Ruby Bridges spoke at Yale’s MLK event to a capacity crowd at Woolsey Hall on Jan. 24. Bridges shared accounts of her experiences and called on all in attendance to actively push toward combating barriers that divide...
Hillhouse Grad Honored With ‘Forever’ Stamp
The NAACP unveiled the new postage stamp at the Q House featuring New Haven’s own Constance Baker Motley. A graduate of Hillhouse High School, Baker Motley argued 10 Supreme Court cases (winning nine). She worked hand-in-hand with Thurgood Marshall to win the Brown v....
