Lambda Boulé Foundation
Career Aspirations Program
Weinland Park Elementary School
Lambda Boulé's Careers and Aspirations Mentoring Program (the "Mentoring Program") is an early intervention partnership with Weinland Park Elementary School ("WPES"), which is located near the campus of The Ohio State University just north of downtown Columbus. In the past, the Weinland Park neighborhood has been crime-ridden and characterized by significant drug activity.
More recently the neighborhood has become the focus of significant revitalization efforts from different community and civic organizations, including The Ohio State University, the City of Columbus, Habitat for Humanity, and the Weinland Park Community Civic Association, to pool funding and resources with which to improve the neighborhood. Approximately 65 male students (mostly African American) in grades 4 and 5 at WPES participate in the Mentoring Program. A chief objective of the Mentoring Program is to raise the education aspirations of participating students, to broaden their knowledge about career possibilities and to educate them about pathways to career success. Students are introduced to and given an opportunity to interact with accomplished professional African American men who serve as role models and community leaders. The Mentoring Program has been strongly supported and encouraged by the staff, teachers and administrators at WPES.
Lambda Boulé's Careers and Aspirations Mentoring Program (the "Mentoring Program") is an early intervention partnership with Weinland Park Elementary School ("WPES"), which is located near the campus of The Ohio State University just north of downtown Columbus. In the past, the Weinland Park neighborhood has been crime-ridden and characterized by significant drug activity.
More recently the neighborhood has become the focus of significant revitalization efforts from different community and civic organizations, including The Ohio State University, the City of Columbus, Habitat for Humanity, and the Weinland Park Community Civic Association, to pool funding and resources with which to improve the neighborhood. Approximately 65 male students (mostly African American) in grades 4 and 5 at WPES participate in the Mentoring Program. A chief objective of the Mentoring Program is to raise the education aspirations of participating students, to broaden their knowledge about career possibilities and to educate them about pathways to career success. Students are introduced to and given an opportunity to interact with accomplished professional African American men who serve as role models and community leaders. The Mentoring Program has been strongly supported and encouraged by the staff, teachers and administrators at WPES.