As the seventh New Haven Promise Internship Fair quickly approaches, two of the scholars who have benefitted from the initiative sat down to tell the tale of how they took…

The Eli Award — established in 2018 — is presented to a person or department at Yale University involved in the expansive New Haven Promise internship program, a principal partner…

While the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library draws researchers and visitors from around the world, New Haven Promise scholars are committed to making it relevant to a new generation…

New Haven Promise scholars are projected to have earned a 
total of $2 million in revenue through the summer of 2019. Two scholars adding to that number are Justin Gomez-Stafford…

Downloadable document Patricia Melton’s first summer at the helm at New Haven Promise was enlightening. As she talked to student after student, she made it a point to ask what…

Business leaders in Connecticut often bemoan: “The sky is
 falling. All the kids are leaving the state.” While there may be
 a sector of generation next eager to flee their…

Shortly after I graduated from college, I landed a sales position in corporate America — a large telecommunication company — making more money than I could ever imagine. As any…

Mom moved with a purpose, choosing our apartment on Edwards Street specifically for my education. The following autumn I started kindergarten
at the local public school, Worthington Hooker, where I met…

On May 20, I graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a degree in business management. And while many of my classmates were moving into a world of struggling to…