Suit Dreams

Overview



The 2010 Schott Foundation 50 state report on public education and black males revealed that the overall 2007/08 graduation rate for African-American male students nationwide was an alarming forty-seven percent.

For many young black men in brooklyn's urban areas, high school graduation is an unobtainable goal. young black men are dropping out of schools at staggering rates. poverty, violence and racial discrimination each play an integral role in determining the fates of these young men; each of these factors has the potential to rob these students of their potential to make it across their graduation stages.

Even before graduation, prom is a rite of passage for many high schoolers--a celebration of achievement and another form of entry into adulthood. Sadly, many of the African-American males at Cobble Hill High School have decided not to attend this year's prom, due to a lack of financial support and the incapacity to purchase tuxedos or suits for the occassion. following a brief conversation with the director of senior events at cobble hill high school, the determination was made that something must be done.

From these facts combined, suit dreams was conceived.

Suit dreams has determined not only to provide suits for (the) 32 (graduating seniors at cobble hill high school) to celebrate their monumental achievement, but further to provide a platform that will bridge the divide between some of new york's rising scholars and leading young professionals. the scholars/mentees will be taught, with the assistance of Career Gear, the importance of business etiquette, resume and career building. each suit donated will contain the business card of one of new york's premier young professionals, hence, matching the younger scholars with mentors who will foster their growth and development throughout their college careers and beyond.

Jerrell Horton/Founder