CFES Brilliant Pathways has helped 100,000 students from underserved areas across the country become college and career ready over the last 32 years. Located in Essex, NY, CFES works with students in 150 schools in both urban and rural areas with a focus on three core practices: Mentoring, Essential Skills and College and Career Readiness.
Participating CFES Schools
AuSable Forks Elementary
AuSable Forks, NYGrade 6
Beekmantown Middle
West Chazy, NYGrade 6
Booker Middle
Sarasota, FLGrade 7
Clearwater Fundamental
Clearwater, FLGrade 7
Crown Point Central School
Crown Point, NYGrades 8-10
Friendship Central School
Friendship, NYGrades 11-12
Kohala Middle School
Kapaau, HIGrade 8
Moriah Central School
Moriah, NYGrade 7
Mulberry Middle School
Mulberry, FLGrades 6-7
Plattsburgh High School
Plattsburgh, NYGrades 7-9
Northern Lehigh High School
Slatington, PAGrades 9-12
Richfield Springs CSD
Richfield Springs, NYGrades 7-12
Worcester Central School
Worcester, NYGrades 7-12
Colgate Cares Day/Mentoring Madness connects students across the country with volunteers from a multi-national corporation. Volunteers will be presenting to students in panel format, using a secured virtual platform, such as Google Meet or Zoom.
CFES Brilliant Pathways will connect employee volunteers at Colgate-Palmolive with students in grades K-12 across our sites around the country. The virtual event will give students in rural and urban areas an opportunity to interact with and learn from professionals about their college and career pathways, Essential Skills for success, and Colgate careers.

Resources for Mentors
Essential Skills
Scholar Map
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Resources for Schools
Essential Skills
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