The Potier Foundation, Inc.
Empowering Young Men through Education
Mission
The mission of The Potier Foundation, Inc. is to better the academic opportunities and performance of first generation - low income males of color between the ages of 11-18 years of age. We are dedicated to helping graduate from high school at matriculate to post secondary education. We do this by providing web based educational resources, information, and college counseling. It is our belief that these initiatives will enable young men of color to know what they need to do in order to attend an institution of higher education. An educate young man will be able to lead himself, his family and better his community and society as a whole.
Programs this summer!!
We provide workshops for young, men of color, throughout Atlanta and various parts of GA. If you would like to set-up a workshop at a church, school, or community center feel free to contact us at potierfoundation@yahoo.com. In addition, we also provide male students with personal college counseling session as well. If you have a son, nephew, or brother that needs guidance - send them our way!
P.F. INC.
What we stand for...
Vision:
The Potier Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of low income, first generation, males of color by enhancing their educational opportunities, professional tutaledge, spiritual guidance, personal development and developing leadership qualities. We realize that every day, young men of color are continually seeing negative images of themselves. These images have led to emulating violence and sense of despair within communities of color across the country. As a result of this utter state of hopelessness gangs, violence, and death have pervaded inner-city communities. Our goal as an organization, is to use our collective resources, experience, and talent to counter-act the negative barriers that have served to limit young men's aspirations, options, and motivation.
The Potier Foundation, Inc.:
(The P.F., INC.) is dedicated to fostering college preparation, leadership development, civic engagement and successful life planning for young males of color. We are devoted to aiding adolescent males of color "achieve" their goal of obtaining a college education, so that they can positively impact: themselves, their family, and the greater community.
About the Founder
Founder & Director (The Potier Foundation, Inc) :
Descatur M. Potier
Education :
Trinity College, CT - BA
Tufts University - MAT
Experience:
UMass Boston - Upward Bound Program - College Counselor & Recuriter (2005 - 2006 ) www.upwardbound.umb.edu
AMP Project (Adolescent Mentoring Program Project): Founder & Director (2001-2003)
Articles:
Press Release: Lumina Foundation - Adolescent Mentoring Program Project:
http://www.trincoll.edu/pub/Press%20Releases/061803_grant.htm#top
Title: Activists for the new millennium: complacent and politically unaware? Student leaders say young people are screaming, but no one is listening:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_5_20/ai_101413762
Presentations:
"Educating the African American and Latino Male Child":
Website: http://ase.tufts.edu/education/genInfo/newsEvents/newsEventsEducatingMaleChild.asp