(Los Angeles, CA) – Assemblymember Santiago recently participated in a press conference to announce the selection of the Promesa Boyle Heights initiative as one of 18 recipients nationwide to share in $10 million from AT&T through the Aspire Connect to Success Competition.
The Promesa Boyle Heights initiative is a collaborative of more than 20 organizations and schools led by parents and students, with intensive support from Proyecto Pastoral. Since the initiative began in 2011, graduation rates at Mendez High School have risen from 34% to a remarkable 96% for the class of 2016. The initiative has also helped to increase graduation rates at Roosevelt High School, since it expanded on the campus last year and it was recently implemented at Hollenbeck Middle School.
"I want to thank AT&T for their generous contributions over the years to Proyecto Pastoral's Promesa Boyle Heights initiative," said California Assemblymember Miguel Santiago. But we also want to encourage you to do a little more because we’ve seen the impact, we’ve seen the results.” Assemblymember Santiago explained. “We are all partnering to brighten the future for our next generation and that is something we can all be proud of."