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  • NPEA is a membership association for organizations, programs, and institutions that are committed to educational access for underrepresented students.
  • NPEA has over 165 members in 28 states.
  • NPEA members collectively serve over 30,000 students nationwide.
  • NPEA members are located in major cities across the United States such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.

Snapshot of Students Served

  • 91% of NPEA member programs target youth from lower income families.*
  • 67% of students served during the 2007-2008 school year come from families in which parents did not attend college.*
  • 62% of students served during the 2007-2008 school year are eligible for free and reduced price lunch.*

NPEA is an initiative of The Steppingstone Foundation and is supported by Bank of America Charitable Foundation, The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, and The J.C. Kellogg Foundation.

*This data was compiled from a member survey designed and implemented by Brigham Nahas Research Associates.

The case for educational access