In college, the students as a group must report to a campus mentor, says Williams, who served as mentor to the second group of Posse students to enroll in DePauw University. Individual students must meet with the mentor once every two weeks, and the mentor must keep record as to how well the student is adjusting to college life. The Posse Foundation has an office in Boston as well as offices in Chicago and New York. A Posse team also visits each campus three times during the academic year where posse students are enrolled. The U.S. Department of Education supports the Boston office through grants.
Private foundations support the New York and Chicago offices.
Williams and Melissa Alvarez, a posse trainer, compose the Chicago office's entire staff. Through the new Boston Posse Program, they were awarded merit scholarships to Bowdoin College. The Posse Foundation is funded by grants from private sources and the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright 2000, Digital Chicago Inc.