BOSS, Inc.

Access to opportunity -- not potential -- is what most often determines a young person's future

At BOSS, we have built the developmental infrastructure--academic support, tools, experiences, relationships, exposure, social capital and opportunities--to help our scholars discover their potential, develop the skills and behaviors to realize it, and ultimately achieve educational attainment, economic mobility and lifelong leadership. 

Some BOSS facts, figures, and highlights:

• 99% of BOSS alumni are pursuing post-secondary education—at a time when three-fourths of boys in SC are exiting high school without meeting the requirements to even apply to a four-year college or university. Our scholars attend Stanford, UCLA, CSULB, San Diego State, and San Jose State, as well as HBCUs Xavier, Morehouse and Florida A&M and Howard, among other schools.
• Scholars achieve a 63% higher math proficiency and a 20% higher reading proficiency than LBUSD average.
• Developed BOSS Decision Lab which develops judgment before real-life decisions carry consequences.
• Developed BOSS Career Navigator which turns strengths and interests into informed education and career pathways.
• Developed BOSSmatics to identify and close foundational math gaps.

Watch this clip to learn more about the developmental infrastructure we've built to transform potential into achievement

Case Studies: Two BOSS Scholars

JAYLIN FRANKLIN

JEREMIAH CAMACHO

When Jeremiah entered BOSS in 7th grade, he carried a fresh diagnosis of a learning challenge and the weight of adults’ low expectations. BOSS wrapped around him with weekly math labs that rebuilt his confidence, mentors who translated every stumble into a growth plan, and career labs that showed how numbers could open doors rather than close them. In 9th grade, a placement test forced him to repeat algebra despite his teachers’ belief that he was ready for geometry. BOSS tutors turned the setback into fuel. Two years later he was thriving in AP math, engineering, and honors physics. His most recent progress report features straight As. Today Jeremiah walks into classrooms—and boardrooms—knowing he belongs there. The boy once labeled lazy is now the young man who charts data, codes prototypes, and leads with quiet integrity. His journey is BOSS in motion: consistent coaching, culturally responsive STEM enrichment, and a brotherhood that refuses to let a label define a destiny.

Jaylin also entered the BOSS ecosystem as a middle schooler searching for direction, confidence and opportunity.  Through BOSS, Jaylin gained exposure to professional environments, leadership development and corporate spaces most young people rarely experience firsthand.  Jaylin carried that momentum to San Jose State, where he would graduate with a degree in Business.  After beginning a career in tech, first at NetApp and now Accenture, Jaylin began helping shape a formal BOSS alumni network...BOSS Connected...designed not simply to maintain relationships, but to institutionalize mentorship, professional networking, workforce exposure and leadership development.

In many ways Jaylin represents the next phase of BOSS itself.  He is no longer simply evidence of impact.  He is becoming part of the infrastructure that multiplies it.

Your generous gift today helps us continue building the developmental infrastructure that transforms the potential of area youth into academic achievement, economic mobility and lifelong leadership...by design and not by accident.