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Denzel Washington is helping to launch “Be Great, Graduate” — an initiative from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to increase graduation rates among troubled or at-risk youth.The high school drop-out rate is low across the country, but organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs work to lower those rates. Alumni of the Clubs graduate or get GED equivalencies at a rate of 90 percent, as compared to 70 percent of high schoolers nationwide. The numbers are most grave in the black and Latino community – nearly 1 in 2 black and Latino boys drops out before graduation, although some do go on to get a GED equivalency.

The reason for the Clubs’ success isn’t hard to see. “The people there are very supporting and welcoming,” says Mona Dixon, the 2010 National Youth of the Year, a prestigious scholar boasting a 3.92 GPA and a No. 3 ranking in her graduating class. “Just being around a lot of other youth who are also very motivated and determined to do something and be successful helps me a lot.”

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article courtesy of Newsone.com

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