UrbanFUTURE announces YOP allocation

Frank Van Bree, executive director of UrbanFUTURE, announced that his organization has secured $213,740 in Missouri state tax credits for any donation that supports his organization.

Urban Future will use the Youth Opportunities Program tax credits for its One on One INSPIRE program at Fanning Middle School in St. Louis. The INSPIRE program is one of St. Louis' most effective reading, character development and behavior planning programs. A recent independent audit showed that 6th grade students who enter the program reading at a 2nd grade level (the average for St. Louis public school students), can increase their reading comprehension by three years after one year in INSPIRE.

The Youth Opportunities Program provides state tax credits to organizations administering positive youth development or crime prevention projects.

For more information about UrbanFUTURE and its mentoring program, INSPIRE, please call 314.776.3434.