Preparing Diverse Students For In-Demand Careers

About Us

We aspire to increase economic empowerment within the Black and Brown communities.

We identify, recruit, and develop students and young adults with an interest in high-demand STEM careers. We have a strong focus on preparing the next generation of workforce professionals from underserved communities. Our goal is to develop future Kool Nerds, career-focused students, who will increase diversity in our country’s STEM based workforce.

The Challenge

Employers face the growing challenge of finding a skilled workforce from Black and Brown communities to fill open STEM positions. Challenges include:

✓ Lack of quality STEM education in primary and secondary schools

✓ Lack of exposure to STEM careers

✓ Low attrition in college STEM programs

Our interaction with students and young adults is targeted towards providing a highly qualified pool of candidates from which employers can select.

Our Program

Our A.C.E.D. model provides the academic, emotional, and social navigators Black and Brown students need to succeed in school and beyond.

How it Works

✓ Academic support to assist students with the entrance exam to STEM based post-secondary programs 

✓ Assistance with admission applications

✓ Counseling

✓ Financial Assistance

✓ Mentors

✓ Soft Skills development

Our Team

Raymond Farquharson

Head of Board

Stephanie Evans

Board Member

Partnerships

What’s Happening!

Summer 2024 – Kool Nerd Prep offers immersive exposure to Healthcare careers!

Congratulations to the 2024 Summer Healthcare Exposure Class!

The 2024 Summer Healthcare Exposure Program has concluded! We are honored to have hosted such a great cohort this year!

 

Thank you to all of our presenters, employers, hospitals, and clinics for taking time out of your schedules to accommodate our participants. And a special thank you to Mount Vernon Youth Bureau and Westchester Community College Mount Vernon – your continued partnership enables us to provide this program each year!

 

“I was able to speak to a healthcare provider who is in the career that I want to go into in the future. It was really nice to get an insightful look into his job knowing that is the career I see myself in a couple of years. The opportunity to ask him questions about his tasks, journey, and schooling was really rewarding because I never had that one on one with someone in that profession.”
 – Olivia, HS Senior