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Bright Futures
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Connecting Youth to College
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Bright Futures
believes that all youth have infinite value and great potential to become adults who will significantly
impact their environments for the better. For such to occur, youth need healthy, caring adult relationships, that provide
supportive educational - preparedness guidance. As an educational consultant, Patricia A. Nehme, owner and director of
Bright Futures, partners
with non-profits and community initiatives in connecting youth to
college and other post-secondary options.
Bright Futures Program Components: • Identification of community asset gaps
• Design and implementation of college access initiatives
• Recruitment and training of volunteer / mentor base
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Evaluation and accountability components to program initiatives
• Current, reliable, professional resource in the
college admissions and access arena
Youth Outcomes: • Knowledge of best-matched post-secondary
options
• Opportunities for achieving goals
• Safeguards for equitable educational acquisition
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Motivation for aspirations and development of career interests
• Skills for decision-making and self-advocacy
• Attitudes for fostering a Bright Future
• Plans for tackling the admissions process
• Strategies
for retention and persistence to degree
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National Postsecondary Education Cooperative 2007's research states
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The implications of an effective
college search process for post-secondary education are far-reaching and include: Generating a sense of personal achievement Participating
in the American dream (Butner et al. 2001) Serving as the
springboard for launching a professional career Achieving
success and retention in post-secondary institutions
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Who Are We? Bright Futures is owned and operated
by Patricia Nehme, an independent educational consultant. Patricia’s background includes twenty
plus years in the non-profit and educational arena focused primarily on youth initiatives. Patricia specializes
in designing and growing programs that utilize trained community volunteers to empower
all youth in developing their full potential for post-secondary educational and college access. References
available upon request: Achieve Minneapolis and Patrick Henry High School, Minneapolis, MN.; UCLA College Counseling
Certificate Program; Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA); Georgetown Partners In Education (PIE) and Helping
Hand Tutoring, Georgetown, Texas; University of Texas Austin certificates in Non-Profit Management & Fundraising.
For other Patricia A. Nehme programs, see My College Career Plan
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Email Bright Futures
Phone 512-864-1987 Fax 512-863-8644 Office in Austin, Texas area
P.O. Box 306, Georgetown,
TX 78627
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