IN THE NEWS
Media Coverage of HELP, Inc
May 8, 2019
NORWALK STUDENTS’ COLLEGE CHOICES CELEBRATED AT COLLEGE SIGNING DAY
Author: Kelly Kultrys
Publication: The Hour
College Signing Day is a part of a nationwide initiative to encourage students to go to college and celebrate those who are. The Norwalk students were a part of HELP’s College Edge Program, which includes a series of college-readiness workshops, SAT test preparation lessons, college tours and application coaching sessions.
September 13, 2018
"NORWALK MAN RUNS TO SEND KIDS TO COLLEGE"
Author: Justin Papp
Publication: The Hour
Fields undertook the challenge and will run in the South Norwalk Marathon on Oct. 20 to raise money and awareness for HELP, which was founded with the goal of increasing access to higher education for underrepresented groups. It offers after-school homework help to elementary, middle and high school students, but also offers the College Edge Program, which provides college-readiness workshops, SAT test preparation lessons, college tours, and private coaching sessions.
May 9, 2018
"COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS HAVE AN EDGE"
Author: Stephanie Kim
Publication: The Hour
The College Edge Program is one of several programs offered through the Norwalk-based nonprofit Higher Education Literacy Professionals, Inc., which Tristan G. Fields founded in 2015. This year, the program helped about 30 graduating seniors and 25 juniors. Fields likened these students hermit crabs in his opening remarks Tuesday, because of their ability to grow beyond their limitations of coming from low- to moderate-income families...
May 9, 2017
"THANK YOU, TRISTAN FIELDS, FOR THE HELP YOU PROVIDE TO NORWALK YOUTH"
Author: Sherelle Harris
Publication: Nancy On Norwalk
I attended the graduation for College Edge students held at Norwalk City Hall on Monday, May 8. It was refreshing not to hear a long list of political names mentioned before the event began. It was strictly about the children and their success.for them and their children to celebrate their arrival to this juncture...
July 26, 2016
"NORWALK NONPROFIT OFFERS COLLEGE COUNSELING"
Author: Silvia Foster-Frau
Publication: The Hour
Tristan Fields grew up in a family of college-educated parents and once he started to apply for college himself, he realized how big of a deal that was. “I was always given access to resources that positioned me toward college and I started to realize I was really lucky to be in that situation,” Fields said...
September 9, 2015
"PROGRAM RAISES FUNDS TO PREPARE H.S. STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE"
Author: Korey Wilson
Publication: The Hour
Applying for college can be a bit challenging for high school students but a local organization is looking to make the process easier. Norwalk-based Higher Education Literacy Professionals (HELP) recently launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to establish a College Edge Program at Norwalk High School. The program is looking to enroll 12 first generation college-bound ninth graders to educate them on the college application process...
July 22, 2015
"PROGRAM READIES NORWALK STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS"
Author: Casey Donahue
Publication: The Daily Voice
The College Edge Program is operated by Higher Education Literacy Professionals (HELP) and is run in conjunction with the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program. About 50 students are enrolled in the program, which meets Saturdays this summer at the Norwalk Public Library and the SoNo Branch Library for weekly workshops covering topics such as picking schools, securing recommendations and writing personal statements. “It’s designed to help kids at any grade level prepare for the college application process,” said Tristan Fields, president and CEO of HELP...