Goldberg Kohn Becomes High 5 Sponsor for Scholarship Chicago
CHICAGO—Goldberg Kohn announced that it has become a High 5 Sponsor for Scholarship Chicago, a privately funded scholarship organization in Chicago. As a High 5 Sponsor, Goldberg Kohn will donate $55,000 over a five-year period that will assist five underprivileged Chicago high school juniors pursue their dreams of going to college. The scholarship will pay for a year of college preparation during the student’s senior year of high school, four years of college scholarships, mentoring, tutoring, summer jobs, workshops and scholar events.
Scholarship Chicago is one of the city’s largest privately funded scholarship organization and works with underserved students from low-income families, under-represented minorities, the first generation in the family to attend college, and young people with disabilities. The organization has formed strong partnerships with the city’s public and parochial high schools and many institutions of higher learning to focus on college retention programs, and distributes $250,000 a year in college scholarships to Chicago's most needy and deserving youth. "We are excited to add Goldberg Kohn to our growing team of High 5 partners," said Karen G. Foley, president of Scholarship Chicago. "They have been a leader in helping to develop talent among our community's high-need youth through education."
Goldberg Kohn has been actively involved with the continued support of minority and economically disadvantaged students through its involvement in Scholarship Chicago for over 8 years. Principal David Morrison was president and is now vice-president and co-chair of the executive committee and a member of the board of directors of Scholarship Chicago. "Goldberg Kohn's unwavering commitment to diversity and opening the doors of education and opportunity to all of Chicago's youth has been demonstrated through its long-running support of Scholarship Chicago in donations, in-kind contributions, summer internships and a steady supply of mentors," said Morrison. "The opportunity to be one of the first High 5 Sponsors and increase our commitment even more over the next five years is meant not only to demonstrate our commitment to Scholarship Chicago, but to all of Chicago as well."
