Navigating College Pathways to Success
Our mission is to encourage and enable high school students from underserved communities and first generation families to attend community colleges and consider transferring to a four-year degree institution.
By implementing the guided pathways model we strive to improve college completion rates through personalized mentoring and financial support.
Inspire.
Motivate.
Empower.
Roberto, Boosting Hope Scholar
“Thank you Boosting Hope and my mentor Denise for giving students like me both economic support and human guidance, which together make all the difference.”
Boosting Hope Inc
Boosting Hope is committed to expanding pathways to prosperity for underserved students by increasing access to and success in higher education. For many first- generation students, the barriers are not only financial but also informational and social—limited guidance, lack of role models, family responsibilities, and unfamiliarity with college systems.
Evidence-based solutions highlight the importance of structured pathways and strong mentorship. The “guided pathways” model, outlined in Redesigning America’s Community Colleges (Bailey, Jaggars, and Jenkins; Harvard University Press), demonstrates that clear academic direction combined with sustained advising can dramatically improve student success and completion rates.
By combining early outreach, personalized mentoring, financial support, and a strong community network, the Program transforms access into achievement—helping students not only reach college, but graduate and build meaningful careers and connections.
Meet Our Founders
Naseer Rana,
President, Boosting Hope Inc
Naseer’s experience in the development sector spans more than three decades in over 30 countries with long-term postings in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Kenya, and the US while working with the US Agency for International Development and The World Bank as Governance Advisor. He has a master’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from USC, California, and has worked in Fortune five hundred companies for ten years, including as Industrial Engineering Manager at Gillette International.
Huma Rana
Vice President, Boosting Hope Inc
Huma has a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics and has a passion for helping people overcome hurdles on their path to prosperity. She has been helping people through funding and mentoring to overcome their difficulties in education, health, livelihood, and housing. She has lived in several countries besides the US in the Far East, South Asia, and Africa. She has helped local artisans like handcrafted leather shoemakers in Pakistan, silver jewelry makers in Ubud Indonesia, and Masai handicrafts in Kenya.