Washington State
(Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane)
Whitworth University
Pacific Lutheran University
Northwest University
Gonzaga University
Trinity Lutheran College
Portland, OR
George Fox University
Warner Pacific College
Act Six Announces 54 New Scholars in Washington and Oregon
Amid a continuing national economic struggle, families of 54 diverse urban student leaders across Washington and Oregon have new reason for hope and celebration... more »
Act Six Hosts Midwest Interest Summit
Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Act Six convened 55 leaders representing 23 faith-based colleges, urban ministries, and funders across Michigan, Indiana and Illinois on October 21, 2009 to explore the potential of a new regional Act Six initiative in the Midwest... more »
Portland Welcomes Warner Pacific as Second College Partner
Portland Leadership Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Warner Pacific College as a partner in the innovative Act Six Urban Service Track... more »
Act Six Announces New National Advisory Council
The Act Six National Office is convening a diverse group of prominent leaders and thinkers from around the country to help shape strategic direction for the initiative... more »
Act Six is a leadership and scholarship program that connects urban ministries and faith-based colleges in order to equip emerging urban leaders to engage the college campus and their communities at home through a four-part strategy:
Recruit and Select
Locally recruit and select diverse, multicultural cadres of a
city's most promising emerging urban leaders.
Train and Prepare
Intensively train these groups of students in the year prior to college, equipping them to support each other, succeed academically and grow as service-minded leaders.
Send and Fund
Send the teams together to faith-based partner colleges with
unsurpassed scholarships.
Provide strong campus support and ongoing leadership development to nurture these young people as they find their vocation and grow into the next generation of community leaders.
