IMP provides Customized Programs to support IMP families

The Families of IMP are supported by an abundance of organized and comprehensive resources and tools derived from the IMP spirit of doing ‘whatever-it-takes’. IMP recognizes that the needs of individuals vary, so customized resources are provided to the IMP students and volunteers through IMP Programs. Eleven IMP committees, each managed by a Director, research and create resources for IMP Families that are customized to student needs.

Academic Affairs

The Academic Affairs Program of IMP provides afterschool-tutoring sessions between 2 and 7 times per week, depending on the needs of the student, and host exam review sessions. Through these mandatory one-on-one tutoring sessions our students are able to stay on track and receive help with upcoming assignments. Academic Affairs Liaisons also conduct weekly meetings with teachers to connect on the student’s progress inside and outside of the classroom. If students are truant, Academic Affair liaisons from IMP Families can additionally give morning wake-up calls before school and/or rides to school.

Community Partners: Academy for College and Career Exploration, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Kalman Hettleman

Community Service

IMP students participate in monthly service projects with the Community Service Program of IMP to give back to the Baltimore community. Through community service, IMP students and volunteers experience a critical transition from a reactionary survival approach to one of empowerment, by gaining the knowledge that they can affect change in not only their own lives, but in the lives of others.

Community Partners: The Club at Collington Square, JHU Center for Social Concern, JHU Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE), Movable Feast, New Life for Girls

SAT Prep

Volunteers design and administer an SAT Program, based on an individualized approach to improving study habits and standardized testing performance during all three years of a student’s high school career. Committee members oversee and assist in all aspects of the SAT preparation process for each student, which include individual assessments, administer practice exams, and organizing summer SAT prep classes.

College Planning

We believe that everyone has not only the right to a college education, but the innate ability to succeed. Students are assisted with every facet of the college application process, from school visits to applying for financial aid by the College Planning Program. One of the hallmarks of IMP’s College Planning Program involves a summer-long essay-writing workshop to engage all students in creating a unique personal statement. Throughout the summer students meet with their mentors once a week to go through the process of creating a resume, defining what schools they are interested in, and, most importantly, reflecting on their lives and what adversities they have overcome that have allowed them to arrive at this junction. From this reflection they write their personal essays and narrow down their college choices and options for majors. Assistance through four-years of college is also provided by IMP to help students with financial aid and scholarship applications, housing, transportation to college, obtaining internships in their field of interest, the transfer application process when changing institutions, locating on-campus academic and personal support services, purchasing books online at a discount, and organizing community service.

Community Partners: The CollegeBound Foundation

Life Skills

Some of the most important skills for succeeding in life after high school are not taught in the classroom. During the first year after high school young adults everywhere struggle to answer questions that were not on standardized exams. Should I apply for a credit card? How do I rent an apartment or read a lease? IMP’s Life Skills Program designs seminars, events, and programs to introduce students on how to develop such skills as coming up with short and long term goals, using credit wisely, obtaining housing, and navigating the health care system. The Life Skills inaugural program began with teaching students to use credit cards and banks responsibly through the Visa Buxx Program.

Enrichment and Teambuilding

Enrichment and Teambuilding focuses on providing ways for all students and volunteers to develop healthy relationships in a non-academic setting. In addition to planning trips to the movies and dodgeball tournaments, the Enrichment and Teambuilding Program organizes new activities that encourage students and volunteers to experience and explore their local community in new ways, such as participating in a rueda and salsa dance workshop, and going ice skating.

Community Partners: Boy Scouts of America Scoutreach, Christ Care Church

Summer Programs

In summer 2010, 100% of IMP’s third cohort of students was enrolled in DAASI, the Diversity and Academic Advancement Summer Institute. This summer institute was created in a partnership with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Baltimore City YouthWorks, to provide summer internship experience in science and other careers. At the end of the summer volunteers joined students for a week-long camping trip to Broadcreek Memorial Scout Reservation. Activities included swimming, hiking, boating, tubing, golf, basketball, a teambuilding Navy Seal mission, and courses in first aid and water rescue. Additionally our students have been able to perform summer service projects abroad through a partnership with Global Potential.

Community Partners: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore City YouthWorks, Denton A. Cooley Center, Boy Scouts of America Scoutreach,