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Successes
Graduates of SAAB are competitive in the professional world of work
and serve as role models for inner-city neighborhoods throughout
the country. Over the past decade, SAAB has helped to ensure the
continued academic success of African American males by helping
80% of SAAB participants persist from their freshman to sophomore
year and helping 86% of SAAB participants graduate. This success
greatly exceeds the 42% national retention rate of retention for
African American males that persist from their freshman to sophomore
year and the 55% average national five-year graduation rate for
Black males. The SAAB program has attracted national attention as
an innovative prototype for personal and academic enrichment, and
has been successfully expanded to serve students at both public
and private four-year institutions, including both predominantly
white and historically Black institutions.
 Over the years, SAAB has proven that through strong leadership
and personal dedication African American college men can achieve
personal and academic success. An example of S.A.A.B.’s many
success stories would involve Chris, a SAAB alumnus of one of the
chapters on the east coast. By Chris’s own admission, he entered
the SAAB program as a freshman struggling with self-esteem and motivation
issues. He attributes much of his personal and academic success
to his SAAB experience stating that his involvement enabled him
to gain confidence and a sense of purpose, which led to higher self-esteem
and an increased ability to accomplish his goals in life. Today,
Chris runs a successful company and mentors many youth in his community.
He also provides scholarships for aspiring young men desiring to
go to college.
Williford
Elementary School (Rocky Mount, NC)
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