Non Profit and Community Outreach
Phacil has been a consistent financial contributor to nonprofit organizations, particularly those that focus on education and professional development among minorities and at-risk youth who show leadership potential. For the past few years, Phacil has been a strong supporter of two organizations in particular: SummerSearch and De La Salle Academy.
Summer Search
www.summersearch.org. The mission of Summer Search is to find resilient low-income high school students and inspire them to become responsible and altruistic leaders by providing year-round mentoring, life-changing summer experiences, college advising, and a lasting support network.
Through partnerships with high schools, universities, and corporate employers, Summer Search provides low-income high school students with a combination of full scholarships to summer experiential education programs, intensive long-term mentoring, private college and financial aid counseling, and ongoing professional development resources.
De La Salle Academy
www.delasalleacademy.com. De La Salle Academy is a private, independent, non-sectarian middle school located in Manhattan. The school's student body includes youngsters from all five boroughs of New York City. De La Salle is the only private, independent school in New York City for academically talented, economically disadvantaged boys and girls in grades six through eight. Their admissions policy is need-blind; each year they need to raise over 80% of the school's annual budget from sources other than tuition. Since its inception, De La Salle has provided and continues to provide gifted, underprivileged adolescents the spiritually nurturing and academically challenging environment they need to ensure bright futures. |