Graduates of Simon Youth Academy at Opry Mills, Nashville, Tennessee

The SYF Advantage Simon Youth Foundation has a proven formula for Annual Conference – SYF hosts a conference each success when it comes to addressing the dropout year that allows our educators to come together to crisis. SYF does more than just build academies learn and share best practices. inside malls; it provides a network of support that is designed to support academy staff and students. Student Support Scholarships – SYF awards more than $1 million a Academy Support year in scholarships. Graduates of our academies Enhancement grants - SYF provides each eligible receive our largest awards. Students are eligible Academy an annual enhancement grant of up to for 2-year scholarships worth $8,000 or 4-year $5,000 to enrich the student experience. scholarships worth $32,000. Each year, our top students nationally receive a “Best of the Best” Kappa Delta Pi - All academy faculty members are scholarships valued at $40,000. given a membership in Kappa Delta Pi, the national education honor society. Partnerships – Our national presence allows us to connect our academy students to resources that Experts in Residence – Our network of teachers might otherwise be unavailable. Partnerships with and administrators are available to help fellow CVS Health, Fifth Third Bank, and Close Up can educators navigate many difficult scenarios that expose your students to additional job training, arise. financial education, and civic leadership courses.

Community Advocacy Councils – Each academy Simon Malls – Attending school in a mall has the opportunity to maintain a council of local environment also provides benefits to students. business and community leaders that serve as Many of our students have worked with mall staff advocates for their program. to find jobs or internship opportunities. Simon Youth Academy at Circle Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana

The SYF Advantage Simon Youth Foundation is a national non-profit In addition to Simon Youth Academies, SYF helps that seeks to help students who are at-risk of drop- graduates achieve their career goals through Simon ping out of high school earn their diploma. SYF’s Youth Scholarships. unique approach to solving the dropout crisis in- volves building schools in a unique location: inside SYF believes students should never be discouraged shopping malls. from pursuing post-secondary education due to costs. Yet, rising costs are preventing more and Since 1998, SYF has been donating space inside more students from attending college. shopping malls for public schools to create alternative education programs. SYF supports To help address this problem, SYF offers a robust these programs. SYF supports these program nationwide scholarship program. In 2018, SYF through annual grants, teacher professional awarded more than $1 million to graduating seniors development, and partnerships that enhance who live in a Simon Mall community. the student experience. Since the organization was founded, more than $17 SYF has helped more than 17,000 students million has been given to high school graduates graduate using this approach. The organization pursuing their dreams through education. currently has 35 Simon Youth Academies in 15 states. Board of Directors As of July 2018

Deborah J. Simon, Chairperson Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen President and Chief Executive Officer Lena Barkley The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Lead Manager - Workforce Initiatives CVS Caremark Michael Romstad Executive Vice President Michelle Bellej Simon Management Group Principal Simon Property Group MB Evolution Services, LLC Collin L. Sam, CPA Dr. J.T. Coopman Controller Accounting Operations Executive Director United Pacific Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents Jeremy S. Smith Director Communications Darin L. Etchison, CFM Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation First Vice President - Wealth Management UBS Financial Services Scott T. Wolfrum Managing Director Dr. Leslie Fatum Wolfrum Capital Management Group Director of College and Career Preparation Noyes Family Office Kokomo School Corporation Stephen Yalof Beth Fortune Chief Executive Officer Simon Premium Outlets Shari Simon Greenberg Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing Honorary Board Members Simon Property Group David Simon Herbert Simon Kim Johnson, Treasurer Melvin Simon (1926-2009) Secretary & Treasurer Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc. Board Members Emeritus Ron Hanson Stephen Kingsley Richard O. Kissell, II Senior Vice President of Operations Stephen A. Stitle Simon Property Group

Jeff Kucer Senior Vice President PNC Financial Services Group

Michael E. McCarty Chief Operating Officer – Simon Malls Simon Property Group CT

Simon Youth Academies 35 in 15 states, as of July 2018

CALIFORNIA INDIANA MASSACHUSETTS PENNSYLVANIA Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Rose Tree at Martha Raines at Valley Vista at Edinburgh at Burlington Media Academy High School Fountain Valley, CA Premium Outlets Burlington, MA Media, PA Katy, TX Edinburgh, IN Simon Youth Coast Simon Youth Peabody TENNESSEE Simon Youth Judson High School Academy Simon Youth Academy Learning Academy Simon Youth Academy Learning Academy Huntington Beach, CA at McKinley at Northshore Mall at Hickory Hollow at Rolling Oaks Mall Alternative School Peabody, MA Antioch, TN San Antonio, TX Simon Youth Academy Kokomo, IN at The Shops Simon Youth of Mission Viejo Simon Youth Academy MISSOURI Dr. Paul L. Kelley WASHINGTON Mission Viejo, CA at Circle Centre Mall Simon Youth Academy Volunteer Academy Seattle Public Schools Indianapolis, IN at Independence Center at Knoxville Center Bridges Program at Simon Youth Academy Independence, MO Knoxville, TN Simon Youth Academy at Serra High School Simon Youth Seattle, WA San Juan Capistrano, CA Clark-Pleasant Academy Simon Youth Academy Whiteland, IN New Jersey at Old Cockrill Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Nashville, TN at Ida B. Wells School at Westminster Mall at The Mills for Social Justice Westminster, CA KANSAS at Jersey Gardens Simon Youth Academy Seattle, WA Simon Youth Academy Elizabeth, NJ at Opry Mills at Towne East Square Nashville, TX Simon Youth Academy FLORIDA Wichita, KS New York at Northgate Mall Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Seattle, WA at Outlet Marketplace Simon Youth at Hastings TEXAS Orlando, FL Chester I. Lewis Academy Baldwin, NY Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy Wichita, KS at Sunland Park Mall at Seattle University Simon Youth Academy El Paso, TX Seattle, WA on Cochran OHIO Port Charlotte, FL LOUISIANA Simon Youth Mahoning Simon Youth Academy Simon Youth Academy County Academy at Katy Mills Simon Youth Academy at Prien Lake Mall at Southern Park Mall Katy, TX at Port Charlotte Town Center Lake Charles, LA Youngstown, OH Port Charlotte, FL Every 26 Seconds an American student drops out of high school.

$30,000 $30,000 $25,000 $22,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0 Drop Out Graduate 3x $8,000 1.2 Million 67% High school dropouts Drop outs earn less per The number of high school Sixty-seven percent of are nearly 3x more likely year than the typical dropouts each year is state prison inmates are to be unemployed. high school student larger than the entire high school dropouts. graduate. population of Rhode Island.

Life Expectancy

Drop Out 73 Years

Graduate 84 Years

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90% 17,000 $17 Million Number of Simon Youth Academy Graduation rate of students Amount SYF has awarded in students that have earned their at Simon Youth Academies. scholarships to help students high school diploma since 1998. continue their education.

Thousands of students who were once on the path to dropping out of high school are finding hope at one of many Simon Youth Academies across the country, and our scholarship program helps make college more affordable for hundreds of graduates each year.