College Bound Champions

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10/19/2016

In the Chronicle of Higher Education, College Bound Dorchester's Giovanne Morris talks about his path from prison to promise. Read more in the article below.

After years in and out of prison, a former gang member who joined the College Bound Dorchester program describes what it’s like to start college.

08/26/2016

Did you miss the College Bound Dorchester matriculation celebration? View the .

We are proud to celebrate our College Bound students!

Photos by Romana Vysatova

08/26/2016

College Bound work to support the mission of College Bound Dorchester. Help us make a difference. Be a champion. Learn more here:http://collegebounddorchester.org/champions/

08/24/2016

Stories of struggle have transformed into tales of triumph for College Bound Dorchester students. They are the real . Read more in Metro Boston: http://www.metro.us/boston/dorchester-nonprofit-helps-students-overcome-troubled-pasts-to-start-college/zsJphw---BvRl9mFZpeG0s/

At 28, Naomie Charles has been homeless, in and out of shelters, in jail, and in more than one abusive relationship. The Dorchester native has struggled, but on Tuesday she was honored for her recent success: Charles is starting college in the fall.

08/24/2016

Yesterday, the celebrated the matriculation of College Bound Dorchester students. Congratulations!

08/23/2016

College Bound Dorchester CEO Mark Culliton and CBD graduate Giovanne Morris were on NECN. Watch it here.http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/NECN_082216_TheTake3_NECN-390979291.html

It's never too late to have a future. Brian Shactman is filling in for Sue. His guests are Mark Culliton, CEO of College Bound Dorchester and Giovanne Morris, new graduate.

07/27/2016

Former gangbanger turns his life around as College Bound Dorchester . Read more about him in the Boston Herald http://bit.ly/2a6fwGi

Scripture says it was a blinding light that transformed Paul the Persecutor into St. Paul.For Luis Rodrigues, it was getting shot 10 times outside the 24-hour Sunoco station on Freeport Street in Dorchester eight years ago that hastened his conversion from drug dealer and Cape Verdean gangbanger to…

07/25/2016

College Bound Dorchester offers high quality opportunities. for students. Champions raise awareness of their work. Be a champion. Find out how here: http://bit.ly/21cmzym

The fight to end generational urban poverty and gang violence isn’t an easy one. That’s why we need your help. College Bound is excited to announce a new way to engage with our mission of equipping students with the attitudes, skills, and experience to graduate college: College Bound Champions (CBC)...

07/22/2016

Help College Bound Dorchester students get to . to the fund http://bit.ly/29Rsdbd

In 2012, College Bound Dorchester started a College Scholarship Fund, providing proven-risk students with scholarships. We now seek to grow the Fund to serve 100 students who will be enrolled in college this fall. We serve proven-risk youth, who are highly disconnected and furthest off-track – man...

07/21/2016

AT&T visited College Bound Dorchester with their summer . Below, interns pose with Michelle Caldeira, SVP at CBD.

Thanks to AT&T for visiting today with your summer interns to meet with our staff and students and find out more about our work. We are grateful for your support.

07/20/2016

College Bound Champions help College Bound Dorchester's . Explore what they do in this .