--- title: Success Stories | Liberty Partnerships (2) description: The Liberty Partnerships Program partners with Institutions of Higher Education to align meaningful school and community partnerships that deliver research-based programming to students enrolled in public and non-public schools that are identified as having a high risk of students dropping out of school. 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We’re pleased to share a small selection of stories that reflect the impact of the NYS Liberty Partnerships Program. [← Back to The LPP Blog](https://blog.libertypartnerships.com/) ## Liberty Partnerships The Liberty Partnerships Program partners with Institutions of Higher Education to align meaningful school and community partnerships that deliver research-based programming to students enrolled in public and non-public schools that are identified as having a high risk of students dropping out of school. ## Posts by Liberty Partnerships [![](https://libertypartnerships.com/hubfs/KW-Melinda-Martinez01-134e3668.jpg)](https://libertypartnerships.com/success-stories/melinda-e-martinez-director-marist-college-liberty-partnerships-program) ### [Melinda E. Martinez Director, Marist College Liberty Partnerships Program](https://libertypartnerships.com/success-stories/melinda-e-martinez-director-marist-college-liberty-partnerships-program) “At Marist College, her alma mater, Martinez leads a dropout-prevention and college-access program... 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