ABC-A Better Chance Strath Haven

A Better Chance, Inc. (ABC) Strath Haven is a local chapter of the A Better Chance Program, the pre-eminent program for identifying, recruiting and developing leaders among young people of color – African American, Latino, Asian American and Native American – in the United States.  ABC places academically talented students in selected schools where they receive access to expanded college-preparatory education and leadership opportunities.  While the national organization is responsible for recruitment, the local program is responsible to provide the fund raising and community support to make each student’s education meaningful and successful.

Situated in a quiet suburb outside of Philadelphia, the ABC Strath Haven chapter maintains a  Boys’ House (founded in 1975) and a Girls’ House (founded in 1988) in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and supports up to 16 students, who attend Strath Haven High School.  The success of the program is evident in our graduates:  Recent Strath Haven alumni have gone on to such exemplary institutions as Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Cornell, St. Lawrence, Trinity, Villanova and Weslyan..