About Us
In 1997, David Domenici and James Forman, Jr. founded the See Forever Public Charter School as a program for teens involved in the juvenile justice system. The program offered youth opportunities to earn money, learn marketable skills, and return to an academic environment focused on inclusion and success. Soon thereafter, in 1998 in collaboration with Reid Weingarten and Eric Holder, See Forever incorporated the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (MAPCS). The new school offered all disconnected youth in the D.C. area a place to engage in full-time, rigorous academic programs with innovative wraparound services they needed to succeed. Today the See Forever Foundation is a nonprofit and youth development organization which manages a network of Maya Angelou Schools. We support the Maya Angelou Public Charter School, the Young Adult Learning Center and three Maya Angelou Academies in secured settings—MAA@New Beginnings, MAA@YSC and MAA@DC Jail.
Who We Serve
Maya Angelou PCSÂ
★ The MAPCS school population: Boys 51% | Girls 49%
★ 27% of MAPCS students have been incarcerated or are under court supervision
★ 39% of MAPCS students have special needs, approximately twice th eaverage for public schools in Washington, DC
★ 74% of MAPCS students are considered opportunity and justice involved youth*
★ 98% of MAPCS students are African American
★ 86% of MAPCS students who have a history of truancy are reengaged
★ 87% of MAPCS alumni persist through the critical first year of college or career
*Categories of Opportunity and Justice Involved Youth Designation from OSSE: SNAP eligibility, TANF eligibility, Foster Care, Homelessness, or Student One year Older than Expected Age for Grade
Who We Serve
Young Adult Learning CenterÂ
• 69% of YALC students in the high school credential program pass the GED exam
• 88% of YALC students in the workforce program obtained a relevant credential
Who We Serve
Maya Angelou Academies in Secure Settings
• Academy scholars earn credits at an 87% rate, more than 3 times the rate pre-Academy.
• 71% of Academy scholars are positively engaged in education, employment, or a group home 120 days after returning to the community.