Urban Solutions, Inc., a local 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation presented $10,500.00 in scholarships and book awards to high school graduating seniors living in Detroit, on their way to college this fall, at a luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club. This year marks the 31st  year for the Pressley Green Scholarship which started this effort.  Green believed that young people that worked hard deserved a chance for a college education and he helped many young people to reach their goals in life.   Ana Colon Diaz, our 2008 recipient came back as our guest speaker to share words with this year’s graduates.

Today’s scholarships and book awards are made possible by funds raised by Urban Solutions, Inc.  and sponsors committed to our cause. Sommers Schwartz, P.C., The family of Herman B. Howard, Bennie Grier, Esq. Family, Joel and Delta Gibson, The Technician Scholarship Award and The Judge Alex J. Allen, Jr. award sponsored $1000.00 individual scholarships.  Betty and Vincent Little sponsored six $500.00 book awards.  Dr. Robertson is another sponsor.

This year, scholarships went to Charles Hurt, Antara Afrin, J”Nel Stephen-Dantzler and Elayne Elloitt from Cass Tech, Antoine Crews from Liggett, Iresha Spears from DIA and Andrew Dickers from Old Redford.  Book awards went to Guadalupe Salazar, Ariel Walker and Lacie Parham from Cass Tech, Natalie Tolbert from Renaissance, Donte’ Verrill-Huffman from University Prep, Juan Lopez from Western Int. and Jazmine Graves from Northwestern.

Nancy Allen, president of Urban Solutions, Inc. explained, we had over 70 great applications and we need you to help us help our youth.

2013 URBAN SOLUTIONS, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS

$1000.00 SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORS

PRESSLEY GREEN SCHOLARSHIP

CHARLES HURT
CASS TECHNICAL H. S.

HERMAN B. HOWARD SCHOLARSHIP

ANTOINE CREWS
UNIVERSITY OF LIGGETT

SOMMERS SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP 

ANDREW DICKERS
OLD REDFORD ACADEMY PREP

 JUDGE ALEX J. ALLEN, JR. SCHOLARSHIP

ANTARA AFRIN
CASS TECHNICAL H. S

BENNIE GRIER ESQ. SCHOLARSHIP

IRESHA SPEARS
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

JOEL AND DELTA GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP 

J”NEL STEPHENS-DANTZLER
CASS TECHNICAL H. S

TECHNICIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

ELAYNE ELLOITT
CASS TECHNICAL H. S

$500.00 BOOK AWARDS SPONSORS 

DR. ROY ROBERTSON BOOK AWARD 

JAZMINE UNIQUE GRAVES
NORTHWESTERN H. S.

VINCENT AND BETTY LITTLE SCHOLARSHIP (5 AWARDS)

GUADALUPE SALAZAR
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

ARIEL P.  WALKER
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

NATALIE M. TOLBERT
RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL

DONTE’ VERRILL-HUFFMAN
UNIVERSITY PREP

LACIE PARHAM
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

JUAN LOPEZ WESTERN
INTERNATIONAL H.S.


Please send donations to:
Urban Solutions, Inc.
269 Walker Street  #124

Or make a contribution online
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