• In 1997, less than 10% of Manley graduates went on to college. With Umoja’s support, that number has increased to more than 60% of seniors enrolling in postsecondary education after high school graduation. Manley graduates are attending a variety of institutions of higher education including: the University of Illinois, Jackson State University, Ohio State University, Northern Illinois, Alabama State University, Tuskegee University, Indiana Wesleyan, Southern Illinois, Chicago State University, Miles College, Dennison University, Illinois State University and Paine College.
• With assistance from Umoja, Manley graduates of the class of 2006 received more than $225,000 in scholarships as they enrolled at institutions of higher education across the nation.
• More than 1,100 students at Manley participate in monthly half-day Student Development sessions created and facilitated through Umoja.
• Overall, more than 220 students participated in Umoja’s Leadership Development and Service Learning programming at Manley during 2005–2006.
• Twenty freshmen participated in the freshmen-only Homework Club, new to Manley in 2006.
• Attendance in the Math and Science Club increased by 50% during the 2005–2006 school year.
• Twenty-five students participated in the new Job Shadowing event in 2005.
• With 2 program locations, Community Builders (CB) served more than 40 students during the summer 2006. Over the past 5 years, in partnership with Free Spirit Media, CB interns have won more than 7 local and national awards for their student-produced documentary videos.
• The new partnership established between Paul Revere Elementary School and the Alumni Association allowed Umoja to serve more than 350 students through Student Development seminars, mentoring and college/career programming.
• Umoja’s College and Career programming provided individual counseling and personalized supports to 128 seniors at Manley and more than 100 seniors at Gage Park during the 2005–2006 school year.
• During the summer of 2006, twenty-three graduating seniors participated in the Umoja Summer Class designed to help high school graduates successfully transition into college.
• Competing with students from across the city of Chicago, more than 20 students have won Chicago Urban League awards in the categories of leadership and community service.
• Since 2001, through Umoja programs and partnerships, students have traveled to all parts of the United States and the world including Trinidad, the Gullah Islands, Dominica, and Ghana.

Umoja is making a dramatic, positive difference in the lives of the students it serves, as is demonstrated by the following:

• More than 75% of teachers and students responding to surveys about 2005–2006 Student Development seminars felt that both the topics examined and the individual activities were relevant. More than 60% of respondents would recommend the sessions for students in future years.
• 75% of the Business Partners and students who participated in the 2005–2006 T3 (Training to Transition) event indicated a high level of program satisfaction regarding all of the day’s activities.
• Evaluation of Umoja’s Midwest and Southern College Trips suggests a high level of program satisfaction, with all of the student participants indicating that, “I believe I can make it and graduate from college,” on the post-event survey.
• Post-class surveys completed by the students who participated in Umoja’s Summer College Class indicated that the time was well spent, that the issues covered by the class were relevant to their lives and that the majority of the students felt better prepared for college after completing the six-week course.
• The responses from the post-event surveys indicate that Students Committed to Developing their Community is achieving its goal of helping students build positive attachments to their community and recognize how they can make constructive contributions to the community in which they live. One SCDC participant commented that SCDC, “helps you understand issues about other communities outside of your own,” while another said that the program allows students to “come together as one to change the community.”