What does Success look like to you?

June 2017

FIRST BOTTOM LINE ALUMNI REUNION EVENT HELD IN BOSTON

On June 17th, Bottom Line's National Alumni Board hosted an alumni reunion to commemorate Bottom Line's 20th Anniversary and present our first Alumni Awards.

Frinny Polanco, Robert Nichols, and Priscilla Guerrero received awards.

Frinny is the first Bottom Line alum to become a medical doctor and works at Tufts Medical Center.
Robert is a highly successful real estate entrepreneur and investor.
Priscilla is currently an Assistant District Attorney at the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court and a recent graduate of Suffolk University Law School.

Will YOU help our students reach their goals?

Success depends on you. DONATE TODAY
Bottom Line is 4-star rated by Charity Navigator. All donations are tax-deductible.

GETTING IN, GRADUATING, AND GOING FAR IN OUR REGIONS

Over the last month, each of our regions celebrated the success of our students!

New York Our New York team hosted their 3rd annual Recognition Night on June 22nd at Brooklyn Law School, pictured above.

The night honored the nearly 150 NY students who earned their degree and are now working to make a positive impact in New York City!

Earlier this month, CVS Health hosted an event to help students interested in business and STEM fields explore potential career paths through a series of roundtable discussions and networking opportunities. Thank you to the CVS team for supporting our students in NY on their path to becoming career-ready college graduates!
CONNECT WITH NEW YORK

Chicago Our Chicago office concluded their 2nd annual "Get In, Graduate, and Go Far" Luncheon with enormous success! 200 guests from Chicago's civic, business, and philanthropic community helped celebrate the impact of our proven program and raise nearly $240,000 ! Student speaker Mateo Avila shared: "My first few years of college were much like 'thunderstorms and crabgrass.'... I was on the verge of giving up. But that’s where Bottom line came in. Bottom line gave me an outlet to have that conversation with people that had the skills and resources to try and change that mindset."
CONNECT WITH CHICAGO

Boston On June 1, our partners at State Street graciously hosted graduating seniors for our Boston office's Recognition Night. We had the opportunity to recognize 91 students. Together, peers, family, staff and friends gathered with graduates who reflected on their college journey and looked ahead to an exciting future!
CONNECT WITH BOSTON

Worcester At Worcester’s Recognition Night at the Worcester Idea Lab, recent graduates were advised to, "Get Involved! Get Engaged! Go Further!" from Che Anderson, Director of Pow Wow! Worcester and were motivated by Yaniz Lopez Colon, a recent Bottom Line graduate from Worcester State University.
CONNECT WITH WORCESTER

GOING FARTHER: NCAN FEATURES BOTTOM LINE
IN BENCHMARKING PROJECT CASE STUDY

Bottom Line was the subject of a case study in NCAN’s Benchmarking Project. Ann Coles, senior fellow at uAspire and the author of the case study series, noted that, “ Bottom Line plays
a significant role in enabling the students it serves to enroll in college and earn bachelor’s degrees at much higher rates than low-income students nationally." The Benchmarking Project is a collaboration between NCAN, its members, and the National Student Clearinghouse that examines college access and success programs’ collective success in helping students to enroll in and complete at postsecondary institutions.
READ CASE STUDY

Bottom Line | www.bottomline.org