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Invest in our students, their families, and educators as they become the leaders who will transform our city.

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OUR APPROACH

SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS' BRILLIANCE

Our approach focuses on uplifting communities and combines three key elements to achieving a Durham where all students succeed.

We take a whole-families approach to college access and success programming, which means that we consider everything that affects a student’s ability to show up fully and reach their potential. We provide intergenerational services and support to students and guardians over an 11-year pipeline.

WHOLE-FAMILIES
APPROACH

We are constantly growing and evolving in our best practices in working with first-generation college students, and we make sure those insights are accessible to Durham Public Schools, practitioners, and other key stakeholders.

SHARING OUR
BEST PRACTICES

We support student- and family-led advocacy and change efforts in our city with strategic partnerships that help parents and students develop the skills they need to shape their futures.

STUDENT & FAMILY-
LED ADVOCACY

OUR IMPACT

The core of Student U’s work is our 11-year pipeline of services, walking with students and their families in out-of-school-time from 6th grade to college graduation and providing holistic wrap-around support at each step of the way. Students who stay in our programming from start to finish, have outstanding outcomes.