Paul Schreurs Memorial Program
The Paul Schreurs Memorial Program (PSMP) is an initiative of the Ithaca Youth Bureau designed to provide academic, personal, emotional, and social support by promoting relationships and offering programs that inspire underrepresented youth in our community to be successful confident life-long learners. Since the early 1990s, our team has worked with youth who have significant barriers to academic success yet show an interest in overcoming these barriers and wish to thrive in their academic lives.
Our program serves students of color, students from low-income households, and rural students to help them gain access to educational opportunities and close the achievement gaps in the Ithaca City School District. We endeavor to build relationships that help us work with youth and their families to address the issues they face and strive to inspire youth to work together to overcome negative expectations and academic stigmas.
PSMP offers homework support, school advocacy, tutoring, community service opportunities, summer enrichment activities, and more to engage students and their families. Students can be referred to the program by teachers, family, and community members. In some cases, students come with a friend and decide to join on their own. Learn more about Paul and how the program began.
Our program serves students of color, students from low-income households, and rural students to help them gain access to educational opportunities and close the achievement gaps in the Ithaca City School District. We endeavor to build relationships that help us work with youth and their families to address the issues they face and strive to inspire youth to work together to overcome negative expectations and academic stigmas.
PSMP offers homework support, school advocacy, tutoring, community service opportunities, summer enrichment activities, and more to engage students and their families. Students can be referred to the program by teachers, family, and community members. In some cases, students come with a friend and decide to join on their own. Learn more about Paul and how the program began.
