College Visions

Woonsocket Opening!

As we first announced at our Spring Celebration in May, CV has expanded to Woonsocket. This is the first time that we will serve significant numbers of students outside of Providence and the surrounding cities. This initiative will enable us to expand our footprint, increase the number of students in our College Access Program by 50%, and serve another high-need, under-resourced community in our state. And it will be a new model for us, as we will take our programming into a school setting with a CV college advisor, and newest member of the team- Joshua Santos, based at Woonsocket High School. We couldn’t be more excited about this new partnership with Woonsocket High and the Woonsocket Education Department.

Black and Latino Male Scholars Fellowship

CV is thrilled to announce the launch of our Black and Latino Male Scholars Fellowship – a new initiative aimed at increasing the numbers of Black and Latino males in Rhode Island’s college pipeline. Ten high school juniors from Classical, Mt. Pleasant, Paul Cuffee, Shea, St. Patrick’s, Times2, and TAPA are participating in this inaugural cohort. In their first year of the program, the Fellows will engage in monthly learning circles focused on examining the experiences of Black and Latino males in schools and society; college and career exploration; and community-building and wellness. They’ll also be assigned a CV advisor and have access to mentoring and tutoring. In the second year, they will focus on applying to college. Fellows will receive a stipend for each year of the two-year fellowship. Our hope is that this initiative will help participants get to and through college, while building a cohort of young men of color working toward common educational goals and supporting each other throughout the process. A huge thank you to the Rhode Island Foundation for making this program possible.