The Hannah Project
12/2010
The Hannah Project Partnership for Academic Achievement (HPPAA/ The Hannah Partnership) is a community-based college and career preparatory program that equips youth and their families with the knowledge, skills, and strategies that build academic proficiency, develop character, and prepare students for school, college, and career success.
The Hannah Partnership brings together multiple programs and strategies to improve social, emotional and academic outcomes for Marin City and other low-income students that will reverse patterns of low achievement and drop outs.
Based on the concept, "it takes a village," the Hannah Partnership engages a variety of youth serving organizations - the Hannah Project, the Tam Beacon Center, the Marin City Network, the Marin City Community Development Corporation, the Children's Defense Fund and others - in a coordinated effort to create a year round comprehensive community based learning environment for more than 120 young people 8-22 years of age.
Our Mission
The mission of the Hannah Project Partnership is to boost the academic performance and college graduation rates of African American and other low-income students of color in Marin County.
Our Vision
To create a culture in Marin City and other low income communities that fosters achievement and makes college and career success both an expectation and the norm.
Our Approach
The Hannah Project believes that communities and families play essential roles in eradicating the achievement gap. We know that Marin City has long needed a strong community based approach to promote and support education and achievement for all its students - one that eliminates fragmentation and is based on intense collaboration to achieve better coordination of services, leverage resources, and develop tool and programs to help Marin City students attain the academic acumen and work skills necessary to achieve lifelong dreams.
We are engaged in designing and managing a year round comprehensive community based learning environment that sets high standards and expectations for its students while strengthening families' abilities to be strong advocates for their children.
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