We’re excited and grateful to announce that YOU, Inc., an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation,  is one of two Northeast recipients of an AstraZeneca ACT on Health Equity Community Challenge grant. AstraZeneca has awarded 30 nonprofit organizations across the country to support programs focused on community health and wellbeing and youth STEM education and career readiness – including our Upward Bound and Youth Academy college access programs.

Upward Bound and Youth Academy are five-year leadership and college access programs that serve up to 130 promising, economically disadvantaged students from six Worcester high schools each year. The programs support students through four years of high school and the first year of college, motivating them to reach their full academic potential and preparing them for success in college and beyond.