Braven

100 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
http://bebraven.org

In 2013, CEO & Founder Aimée Eubanks Davis launched Braven, having identified the education-to-employment gap faced by some of our most promising young leaders.

During our first two years we piloted several programs in both the K-12 and higher education spaces. We had great success with college students, and decided that we should focus our programming on solving the education-to-employment gap in higher education. With a clear vision of impact we:

Launched our current college program in 2014 with our founding university partner San José State University.

Brought Braven to the East Coast in 2015 with a partnership with Rutgers University-Newark, the most diverse college in the United States.

Will now reach more than 1000 Fellows this school year and bring Braven to our founder’s hometown of Chicago in a unique partnership with National Louis University.

Grants

2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their work to expand economic opportunity in New York City.