Simon Sustainability Report 2019

COMMUNITIES

Simon Malls ® are the heart of communities—for 20 years, Simon Youth Foundation has helped thousands of students reach graduation day.

In 1998, Simon employees founded Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) as a way to give back to the community. SYF started a nationwide community scholarship program to help graduating seniors pursue post-secondary education and partnered with local public school districts to meet students at risk of dropping out where they were—in the mall instead of in school—by creating nontraditional high schools called Simon Youth Academies inside Simon Malls. SYF sees kids who struggle to succeed in a traditional classroom environment for who they really are—a girl working two jobs to support her family. A boy surviving homelessness. A girl soon to be first in her family to graduate high school. SYF understands that their circumstances require a different kind of learning so SYF works with school districts in local communities to craft educational environments and opportunities that are right for them.

To date, SYF has launched 37 Simon Youth Academies in 15 states, helping more than 19,800 students earn their high school diplomas. SYF has also awarded more than $18 million in scholarships to graduating seniors in every community home to a Simon Mall. Simon Youth Academy students graduated at a 93% graduation rate in the 2019 academic year, well above the national average. This is especially impactful given that the majority of Simon Youth Academy students had either dropped out of high school previously or were on the verge of dropping out. Since 1998, Simon, its employees, and others have invested more than $34 million to support SYF’s mission of helping students reach graduation day.

15 states in partnership with 22 public school districts Simon Youth 37 Academies in

19,800+ Graduates

single largest at class was SYF's graduating 2,069 The 2018-19 students

in scholarships $18M

to more than students 5,000

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