Promise News
Back New Haven Night: toward a vision that every New Haven student has access to higher education and wealth-building careers.
The Back New Haven Night 2024 was truly an inspirational event. The Marcel Hotel was filled with over 250 of our university partners, corporate partners, supporters, and Promise Scholars all passionate about making a difference in our city. The Back New Haven...
Out-of-state Scholar Damarley Barrett featured by Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) spotlighted New Haven Promise Scholar Damarley Barrett, who is spending this summer in an internship at Yale Division of Finance. “It is made possible through the New Haven Promise program-a link he has kept since high school in...
Alumni Highlight: Chastity Berrios received The Rising Star Award
Educators for Excellence, a nonprofit that advocates for the teaching profession, has honored Chastity Berrios (center in the picture) as a Rising Star. This award recognizes educators who have gone above and beyond the call of duty for their students and in doing so...
Yale Promotes College Access Through New Haven Promise
Watch this: https://youtu.be/xgmszPkw9V8?si=3ndZlqAU5pwMIfbO--
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...
Team Promise is expanding! Join us in welcoming our new employees.
From top to bottom: Casey Gargano, Jolyne Brown, Nelly Padilla, Frankie Roman Casey Gargano, a Promise Alumna serves as our Talent Manager. Casey, a Crossgraduate, received her Bachelor's degree in economics and urban studies from UConn in 2019. She has a background...
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...
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...
Celebrating Black Achievers Then & Now
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...
Award Highlight: M&T Bank Amplify Fund
Upper left - M&T Bank "adopted" the 2nd grade at Fair Haven Snowball event, a celebration of college and career through dances. Upper right - M&T Bank at Promise Annual Internship, Job & Career Fair Promise has been awarded an M&T Bank Charitable...
Announcement: New Partnership To Expand New Haven Teacher Pipeline
New Haven Promise has been tapped to partner with Yale University, New Haven Public Schools, and Southern Connecticut State University to address the teacher shortage in New Haven. The new fellowship will offer crucial funding to aspiring teachers, so they can attain...
Back New Haven Night: toward a vision that every New Haven student has access to higher education and wealth-building careers.
The Back New Haven Night 2024 was truly an inspirational event. The Marcel Hotel was filled with over 250 of our university partners, corporate partners, supporters, and Promise Scholars all passionate about making a difference in our city. The Back New Haven...
Out-of-state Scholar Damarley Barrett featured by Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) spotlighted New Haven Promise Scholar Damarley Barrett, who is spending this summer in an internship at Yale Division of Finance. “It is made possible through the New Haven Promise program-a link he has kept since high school in...
Alumni Highlight: Chastity Berrios received The Rising Star Award
Educators for Excellence, a nonprofit that advocates for the teaching profession, has honored Chastity Berrios (center in the picture) as a Rising Star. This award recognizes educators who have gone above and beyond the call of duty for their students and in doing so...
Yale Promotes College Access Through New Haven Promise
Watch this: https://youtu.be/xgmszPkw9V8?si=3ndZlqAU5pwMIfbO--
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...
Team Promise is expanding! Join us in welcoming our new employees.
From top to bottom: Casey Gargano, Jolyne Brown, Nelly Padilla, Frankie Roman Casey Gargano, a Promise Alumna serves as our Talent Manager. Casey, a Crossgraduate, received her Bachelor's degree in economics and urban studies from UConn in 2019. She has a background...
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...
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...
Celebrating Black Achievers Then & Now
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...
Award Highlight: M&T Bank Amplify Fund
Upper left - M&T Bank "adopted" the 2nd grade at Fair Haven Snowball event, a celebration of college and career through dances. Upper right - M&T Bank at Promise Annual Internship, Job & Career Fair Promise has been awarded an M&T Bank Charitable...
Announcement: New Partnership To Expand New Haven Teacher Pipeline
New Haven Promise has been tapped to partner with Yale University, New Haven Public Schools, and Southern Connecticut State University to address the teacher shortage in New Haven. The new fellowship will offer crucial funding to aspiring teachers, so they can attain...