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AHSI is excited and pleased to welcome Our Piece of the Pie® as a new member of our network! Our Piece of the Pie (OPP®) is “a leading youth development agency that helps urban young people ages 14-24 become successful adults by effectively collaborating and partnering with schools, colleges, community agencies and businesses to promote independence and economic success.” OPP is based in Hartford, CT and is an active member of the National Youth Employment Coalition. OPP’s programs include youth businesses, education services, employment services, Hartford AmeriCorps, and Pathways to Success in Schools.

OPP runs Opportunity High School in Hartford, the first partnership school in Connecticut. Opportunity High School is a small, academically rigorous diploma-granting high school that combines the unique skills and expertise of OPP and Hartford Public Schools, the two partners. This and other programs OPP offers are stellar examples of high quality alternatives to traditional high school that enable students who have been struggling academically to graduate high school prepared for college, careers, and promising futures.

AHSI conducted its first New Member Application Process April – May of 2010; next year’s new member application process will occur in April 2011.

Learn more about Our Piece of the Pie.