St. John Christian Care Center

St. John Christian Care Center is continuing its program by partnering with Frederick Douglass High School and Northeast Academy in Oklahoma City, Rose State College and Langston University for “eXcell.” The eXcell project increases recruitment, enrollment and retention in Oklahoma’s Promise, specifically among 10th-grade students, through school and home visits, calls to parents and outreach events designed to generate parental support. Also, the project is hosting a retention activity called “OKPromise Hour” at the schools to motivate students and discuss college-planning topics. In addition, the subgrant monies help provide ACT test prep workshops, a tax preparation day, mentoring sessions, college fairs and financial aid workshops.