SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Say Yes Buffalo partnership is to strengthen the Western New York economy by investing in the education of Buffalo’s future workforce. The primary goals of the partnership are to convene the school district, parents, teachers, administrators, state, city and county governments, higher education, community based organizations, businesses and foundations to increase high school and postsecondary completion rates. Our vision is that every student can graduate high school and college when given the proper supports, resources, and opportunities.
About This Cause
When Say Yes enters a new city, it not only offers a comprehensive strategy and technical support (including fiscal audits and expert consulting support), but also a $15 million initial investment designed to leverage the reallocation of public dollars for student supports in sustainable ways. By putting this investment on the table, Say Yes helps incentivize active collaboration among government, private sector, and public sector leaders in order to identify and organize city assets around the same goal of postsecondary completion for the city’s youth. Through Say Yes’ efforts to build a sustainable collaborative governance structure—one that brings together representatives from the school district, city and county governments, local philanthropy and business, teachers’ and administrators’ unions, community based service providers, parents, and other community leaders–Say Yes helps foster a community-wide sense of commitment and responsibility to the success of the public school district. Through a focus on strengths, communal investment, and shared accountability, Say Yes aims to create a sea-change in the culture of expectation and hope around public education at the city level, and to ultimately create a vibrant college going culture throughout whole school districts.