Offers guidance to teenagers and young adults who want to go to college or technical school, including with help searching for financial assistance. Also provides pre-job training with interview skills, resume writing, entering the military, etc.

Provides a program where students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have equal access to the support they need to reach higher education by giving access for motivated, low-income high school students to free SAT preparation and college admission counseling.

Provides educational support to students from under-resourced communities with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully graduate from high school, attend college, and develop a plan for the future.

Offers remediate and pre-requisite courses in Math, Science, and English for students entering college in need of such classes.

CFES Brilliant Pathways partners with hundreds of colleges, school districts and corporations. What we can do: Introduce students to college and career possibilities. Provide needed resources to educators, such as professional development, support and evaluation, and workshops. Help students and families demystify the path to college.

Provides tutors and other support services to low income or first generation high school students, to complete high school and prepare them to enroll in college.

Provides a federally funded college preparatory program designed to generate in participants the skills and motivation necessary to persist in completing their secondary education and enter and complete a program of post secondary education. The program offers a core curriculum of instruction that includes mathematics through Calculus II, laboratory science, foreign language, computer science, composition, and literature. In addition, Upward Bound provides services such as career exploration, personal counseling, academic advising, financial aid counseling, tutorial support, mentoring programs, college entrance exam preparation, and social and cultural events.

Prepares and helps individuals get ready for college. Call for additional information.

College Student Programs and Services include: College Kickoff for Incoming Freshmen - event to introduce students to what to expect when they get to college, and give them the tools to be successful once they begin. Paid Internships: Say Yes Buffalo Scholars who have completed their first year of college are able to apply for paid internships at companies and organizations throughout Western New York. Scholars are supported with workshops and training on topics such as resumes and preparing cover letters, interviewing skills and networking. Scholar Mentoring Program - students entering their freshman year at a Western New York college or university can apply to be matched with a mentor. The pair meets consistently for 18 months, and the mentor guides the student through the transition to college. Summer Success Academies - students who attend Buffalo State, Erie Community or Medaille Colleges have the opportunity to enroll in free summer programs prior to the start of their freshman college year to help put them on track to be successful once they officially start classes. Students are eligible to be paid for participating through the City of Buffalo's Mayor Summer Youth program.

Provides a youth development program to engage youth to make healthy choices, complete high school, and aid in their potential to become competent, responsible, and caring individuals. Works in collaboration with other programs, to help those who have become teen parents to enhance their parenting skills and move toward economic self-sufficiency through counseling, case management and support groups.

A year-round college prep program that helps 9th-12th grade students complete high school and enroll in college. Services include in-school weekly advisement, mentoring, tutoring, college visits, SAT/ACT prep classes, cultural activities, a 6 week summer program, workshops, and financial aid advisement.

The overarching goal of the Campaign for Achievement is academic and social improvement for youth populations, as well as overall developmental growth. Programmatic curriculum is comprised of three critical components to address the academic, personal and social needs of participating youth: academic development, social development, and cultural and global awareness.

Provides educational and employment services for eligible 16-24 year olds under the WIOA. Offers a comprehensive program to help youth transition into adulthood and gain economic self sufficiency through academic support, college/career exploration, mentoring and leadership opportunities.

This program focuses primarily on low income, first generation high school juniors and seniors. The program is designed to enable participants to reach challenging academic standards so that they enroll into college and/or remain in college through graduation.

Provides a program that serves at risk high school juniors and seniors with job training workshops, job placement, college preparation workshops, college tours, personal development, community service activities and tutoring, based on the specific needs of the the student.

Services include enrichment courses in math, science, engineering, technology; tutoring; academic advisement; internships; counseling; SAT preparation workshops; college admissions and financial aid seminars; and career planning activities. Program staff provide services during the summer as well as throughout the academic year. Offers tutoring positions to undergraduate students in their sophomore through senior years as well as to graduate students at Buffalo State College.

* Provides military veterans with resources, support, and advocacy in higher education services including: Free tutoring through the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Peer Mentoring. VA Work-Study opportunities. Counseling and ongoing treatment for readjustment, stress, anger, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. Refer and work with the university to request academic accommodations. Coping strategies for classroom difficulties -- attention, concentration, restlessness. Assist with enrollment and care at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. Obtain help and resources from within the VA and its affiliates including Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Tai Chi and Distress Tolerance Groups.

* Provides a college and career readiness program that offers middle and high school students academic support, social-emotional mentorship, and job readiness training and placement to prepare them for post-graduation success.

Assists women to achieve a level of independence, higher competencies in personal initiative, health and wellness, furthering education assistance, parenting skill, life skill and employment skills.

Mentoring and academic support to: close the achievement gap in Ithaca City School District increase access to college for participantsParticipants, chosen at the end of fifth grade and followed through first year of college, receive supports and services, such as: tutoring mentoring weekly peer- and leadership-building meetings summer academy family dinners trips to colleges

Provides academic preparation for high school students who will be first-generation college students. Services include academic instruction, individual tutoring, career counseling, and college campus visits.