Applications for 2021-2022 are now open! The deadline to submit your application is Monday, May 29th at 11:59pm.  One letter of recommendation is required. Click here to complete our online application.

You must be in the 10th grade attending one of our participating schools to apply to be
in the program during your 11th grade year (see list of participating schools below).

Participating Schools: Berkley High School, Cass Technical High School, Central High School, Cesar Chavez Academy, Cranbrook Kingswood, Fitzgerald High School, Fordson High School, Grosse Pointe South High School, Groves High School, Lake Orion High School, Loyola High School, Renaissance High School, South Lake High School, University Liggett, U of D Jesuit High School

In the first half of the year we focus on social and personal identity, systemic racism, the
history of Detroit and Metro Detroit communities, and learning about different cultures
and religions. In the second semester, we focus more deeply on social justice issues
affecting the Metro Detroit region, community organizing strategies, and putting the
skills and knowledge you have gained into practice through group Capstone Projects.

Capstone Projects are semester-long projects that you create with fellow GoP students
to address an issue or need in the community. Each year’s Capstone Projects have a
unique focus.

Generation of Promise begins with a 2-day retreat in August and then meets once a
month through May. Program days are on the 1st Thursday of each month from 8:30am
-3:00pm, with the exception of major religious or cultural holidays.

Our program has an agreement with participating schools enabling students to be
excused from all their classes on program days. It is your individual responsibility to
make sure that you communicate with your teachers and make arrangements to catch
up on missed classwork.

Yes! Our program days go from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, meaning you are free at around the
same time as a normal school day.

Yes, there will be short homework assignments in between monthly meetings. Also,
during the second semester, students will work on community-based Capstone Projects
that will require working in groups and organizing meetings outside of program days.

In order to keep Generation of Promise students, families, and communities safe during
COVID-19, our program is entirely virtual until further notice.

Being in the Generation of Promise program means a lot of things. You will gain
valuable understanding about anti-racism and anti-discrimination, skills in inclusive
leadership, and practice in community organizing and advocacy for social justice. You
will learn a lot about yourself and your capabilities. You will learn all about Detroit and
the surround Metropolitan area, from the vast amount of diversity present, to meeting
community partners that have dedicated their lives to their communities. Lastly, you will
gain access to an extensive network of over 1,500 Generation of Promise alumni who are
willing and ready to mentor you. Generation of Promise is a community of like-minded
individuals, trying to change the world for the better.

For any other questions please e-mail Generation of Promise Program Manager, Alexa Borromeo, at alexa.borromeo@focushope.edu