This financial support makes Barclays one of Braven’s deepest and fastest growing partners, helping over 4,200 students attending HBCUs and HSIs on their journey to economic mobility
CHICAGO, October 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Brave, a non-profit organization, announced today that it has received a significant two-year commitment from Barclays to support its mission to close the education-employment gap in higher education. Through the financial investment by Barclays of 1 million dollars and with additional mentoring from Barclays colleagues, Braven will be able to educate more than 4,200 four-year college students over the next two years and help more than 650 graduates to employment. With this support, Barclays will become one of Braven’s top corporate donors of all time, as well as a seed financier for a proposed new partnership with State University of Delaware. Yesterday, Braven and Delaware State signed a memorandum of understanding in which they underscored their respective commitments.
The bank’s continued partnership with Braven helps Barclays realize its ambitious civic commitment to empower people to develop the skills and opportunities they need to get into work. This is another example of the Bank’s commitment to promoting social justice in local communities.
“We are so incredibly grateful for Barclays’ support,” said Aimée Eubank Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven. “It’s invaluable as we work to expand our impact at our existing locations New Jersey, new York, Atlantaand a proposed partnership with State University of Delawareto help thousands of college students on their journey to economic success and the freedom that comes with it.”
Braven equips promising, underrepresented college students with the skills, confidence, experiences and networks needed to transition from college to strong first jobs that lead to meaningful careers and lives with impact. To date, Braven has worked with 5,100 students at five universities (Rutgers University-Newarkstate of san jose, Lehman College,
