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Adams Street Foundation

Website
Telephone
7188346716
Location
283 Adams Street
Brooklyn
NY
11201
US

Founded in 2004 and located in downtown Brooklyn, the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (SLJ) is a law-themed, non-charter, Title I public high school. We serve approximately 460 students from across New York City, though many reside in Brooklyn, 70% of whom live near or below the poverty line. Moreover, 75% of our students will be the first in their families to attend college. In 2020, 98% of the senior class graduated of which 91% went on to enroll in college. Key contributing factors in our success are strategic partnerships with nonprofits, government organizations, and businesses such as with our founding partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

The Adams Street Foundation (ASF) was founded in 2008 by the administrative leadership of SLJ and the support of the Robin Hood Foundation. ASF is the in-house, non-profit affiliate of SLJ, responsible for integrating pre-college enrichment and preparation for college and career into the school’s curriculum. ASF and SLJ staff work together to provide individualized programming to each student. Core components of this work include SAT prep, college tours, financial aid counseling, essay feedback, mentoring, study abroad opportunities, internships, networking with seasoned professionals, after-school clubs, career site visits, and coaching students through the early admissions process.  In recent years, we’ve begun expanding into college success work.  During the pandemic, our work has primarily been remote.  This is subject to change.

For more information, please visit our website: sljhs [dot] org. 

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