Reach Into Cultural Heights, Inc. (RICH)
E-Learning ProvidersNew York, United States2-10 Employees
Reach Into Cultural Heights, Inc. (RICH) operates in the e-learning space, focusing on changing attitudes and learning behaviors among urban youth through innovative communications technology and a blended instructional approach. The organization runs the Reach for Success program, which emphasizes four guiding principles designed to foster personal responsibility, self-esteem, respectful interaction, and goal-setting, ultimately aiming to improve social-emotional development and academic performance. Target participants are students in urban school settings, with program graduates acting as coaches to reinforce the program’s principles in classroom contexts and via online activities that support writing, communication, and self-respect. Based in Flushing, New York, RICH collaborates with nearby academic institutions, including York College CUNY and the Tech Incubator at Queens College CUNY, to implement its curriculum and expand its reach. The initiative tracks outcomes through classroom behavior, reported grades, and reflective student work that illustrate shifts in attitudes toward school success and personal responsibility.