Sullivan Hall, Room 430
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Agency Contacts
Deborah C. Saldana
saldanad@stjohns.edu
Louvette Rebecca Freire
freirel@stjohns.edu
Phone: (718) 990-5833
Nature and Purpose of Agency:
The United Way GPS-NYC/AIDP is a partnership between St. John’s
University and W.E.B. Du Bois High School. The primary objective of
the program is to bridge the gap between our students’ current
academic status and the status needed to obtain a high school
diploma. Focusing on the educational, social, emotional, and
vocational needs of the student population, The United Way Program
offers guidance and support as students prepare to gain knowledge
to help them enter the job market or to begin college. The United
Way GPS-NYC/AIDP (Graduate Prepare Succeed-New York City
/Attendance Improvement and Dropout Prevention) program offers
students strategies, motivation, and incentives to attend school on
a regular basis in order to decrease absences and dropouts.
Program operates at:
W.E.B. Du Bois Academic High School (Crown Heights,
Brooklyn)
402 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 773-7765 x 118
Tasks Available for Students:
Assist students during class, with Saturday SAT prep classes,
After School Regents prep classes, college search with students,
during Open House nights, and act as chaperons during field trips
to NYC and college (day and evening).
Time Requirements:
Student Awareness/Special Instructions: Depending on duration of
time students are there during the semester, may need fingerprints
(paid for by Brooklyn Bridge program)
For more information on W.E.B. Du Bois Academic High School
please click on the link below:
http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/17/k489/default.htm