Sustainability Report 2017

PROPERTIES | CUSTOMERS | COMMUNITIES | EMPLOYEES

MALLS ARE NOT JUST A PLACE TO SHOP— FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS HAVE FOUND HOPE HERE, TOO Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) was established in 1998 by a group of Simon employees in Indianapolis. Seeing far too many kids in malls instead of classrooms during school hours, Simon employees discussed bringing the classrooms to the mall, which formed the basis of the foundation. SYF’s mission is to create a mechanism that helps public school systems reach at-risk kids who have dropped out or are on the verge of dropping out of their traditional high school. Simon Youth Academies are typically located in Simon Malls and offer flexible schedules and small class sizes that make learning accessible to students who struggle to connect with the material in a traditional classroom because of their circumstances.

These students, once on the verge of dropping out of school, now graduate from the Academies at a 90 percent rate. To date, SYF has graduated nearly 16,000 students from its 30 academies across 12 states in the U.S. According to self-reported data from our students, 35% of students attending Simon Youth Academies are the first in their family to graduate high school. Since 1998, SYF has awarded nearly $17 million in scholarships. Since the start, Simon and its employees have invested more than $27 million to advance the mission of SYF.

Watch students tell their stories on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCN1xx411raQSa8GYO1sRgbQ

16,000 GRADUATES

Since 1998, SYF has awarded nearly $17 MILLION in scholarships Read our student stories@ syf.org/blog $27 MILLION to advance the mission of SYF

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