.➡ Cousins Jacqueline "Jackie" Cohen and Diane Gray started and created 100% College Prep Institution Nonprofit organization. They'd volunteered at a neighborhood community center in the Bayview-Hunters Point and soon discovered the poor academic performance of a large number of African-American youth. Struggling both academically and socially, these young people had very limited opportunities to attain any postsecondary education. Jackie and Diane worked with San Francisco Educational Services to create an after-school academic support program. Diane had a tradition of making “100%” necklaces for young family members as a reminder to them to always give 100%, so it seemed like a natural fit to name the program 100% College Prep. Jackie and Diane focused on supporting youth with average grades to achieve academic excellence. They arranged for university students to provide tutoring in math, science, foreign languages, and English, and offered monthly academic workshops and advising services, operating on a shoestring budget with the help of a team of dedicated volunteers. The first five students graduated in 2001 and were all accepted into 4-year postsecondary institutions.