Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2019. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Denver Urban Scholars Program

    DENVER URBAN SCHOLARS (DUS OR THE "ORGANIZATION"), A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION, BEGAN IN 1995, WHEN LAWRENCE AND MARGARET BYRNE SET UP AN OPERATING FOUNDATION IN RESPONSE TO THEIR GROWING CONCERNS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN DENVER WHO WERE FAILING IN SCHOOL AND DROPPING OUT. NOW IN ITS 24TH YEAR, DUS HAS EVOLVED INTO A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN DENVER THAT INTERVENES AS EARLY AS MIDDLE SCHOOL TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN A LONG-TERM PROGRAM TO HELP THEM SUCCEED THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. IN OCTOBER 2017, DENVER URBAN SCHOLARS MERGED WITH COLORADO YOUTH AT RISK, ANOTHER LONG- STANDING ORGANIZATION IN THE DENVER COMMUNITY. DUS PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT IS UNMATCHED IN THE DENVER METRO AREA. DUS ENVISIONS A LIFE OF CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY YOUNG PERSON. THROUGH ITS STEPPING STONES MIDDLE SCHOOL, MILESTONES HIGH SCHOOL, TOUCHSTONE HIGH SCHOOL, STEPS AHEAD HIGH SCHOOL AND CAPSTONES POS SECONDARY PROGRAMS, DUS FOLLOWS A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT OPERATES WITHIN A CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL, IN WHICH PROGRAM MANAGERS GO BEYOND SIMPLY COORDINATING NEEDED SERVICES. THEY EVALUATE AND ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR STUDENT'S PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AS WELL AS COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. DUS HAS A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS STUDENTS, POTENTIALLY FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO POST-SECONDARY. PEER MENTORING, 1:1 MENTORING, GROUP MENTORING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $977.8K