Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists

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Basic Information

Address: PO Box 200508
Phone Number: 7203088848
Director: Denise Walters

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Minority Education, STEM,
Clearances Required: No
Background Check: Yes
Population Served: Underrepresented students (people of color; low-income) elementary through high school
Ages for Volunteer: 18+
Hours of Service: Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8pm
Minimum Hours Required: 2 hours per week
Days of Service: Mondays and Wednesdays
Mission Statement:

he Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (CABPES) is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging African-Americans and other underrepresented youth to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. By doing so, the number of minority STEM professionals will increase to the level that better represents the minority population, while assisting industry in meeting the growing demand for STEM professionals.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

Every student deserves the chance be successful in school. With the help of our math tutors, underrepresented students are more successful in STEM programs, finding scholarships for college and applying to college.

Program History:

CABPES was founded in 1980, to provide STEM support to traditionally underrepresented populations. We started with our Junior Engineers, Tomorrow's Scientists (JETS) program to provide exposure to engineering. But we realized the students did not necessarily have the math skills needed, so we developed our Math Enrichment Program. Even then, our students were not doing well on the college admission tests and needed help filling out applications and finding scholarships, so we created our SAT/ACT/College Preparatory class. And to help students maintain their math skills over the summer, we created our Summer Math Boot Camp.

Events:

Math Enrichment Program (MEP)
Junior Engineers, Tomorrow's Scientists (JETS)
SAT/ACT/College Preparatory Class
Summer Math Boot Camp (SMBC)