WATERBURY PROMISE, INC. IS A CONNECTICUT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INCREASING COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS, REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND INSPIRING EVERY WATERBURY STUDENT TOWARD POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND COMPLETION. THE PROGRAM'S COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE ACCESS, SUCCESS AND CAREER READINESS MODEL IS CENTERED ON A GENEROUS LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL GAP AFTER ALL INDIVIDUAL GRANTS, FINANCIAL AID, AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. EQUALLY IMPORTANT, ARE THE WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES AND RESOURCES PROVIDED TO ENSURE STUDENTS PERSIST TO GRADUATION, ARE CAREER READY, AND EARN A LIFE-CHANGING DEGREE. THIS HOLISTIC MODEL FOCUSES ON BREAKING DOWN ALL BARRIERS (FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, ETC.) TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND COMPLETION.