In 1965, Cranbrook Schools established a summer residential educational program called ‘Horizons’ aimed at students from low income families in the greater Detroit area. It was funded by a 3-year seed grant from the Ford Foundation and supervised by Ben Snyder, a teacher and track coach. In 1966, the program was extended to include a Winter phase called ‘Upward Bound’ supported by a Department of Education grant. This phase was held on Saturdays at three local middle schools. Henceforth, the program was known as Horizons-Upward Bound (HUB). The primary objective was to offer academic and personal encouragement to children from low-income families to increase the possibility of entering higher education and enhance career opportunities (see HUB Enrolment Information Sheet, 1988, see Box 7, II:157). The Ford Foundation grant expired in 1967 and was not renewed due to policy reasons. HUB Staff and Alumna formed an Advisory Board in 1966 to seek private funding for the program. HUB became the only compensatory educational program in the nation to combine federal and private funding, including government grants, and corporate and individual gifts. By 1968, the success of the program and its funding strategy saw the Horizons-Upward Bound program transition into an established department, rather than a finite project, under the direction of Ben Snyder and the Advisory Board. The program provided academic classes and electives including English, history, politics, and social studies/citizenship courses and sought to prepare students for post-compulsory education. It also ran recreational activities such as Track, camping trips, and theatre. Special Projects were run for accommodating the students, notably the Homestead Project where students stayed with families for the duration of the summer phase. In 1976, the Alumni Association was formed, which became involved in the annual giving fundraising campaigns. In 1977, women were also admitted to the program and this year also saw HUB’s first commencement. The program was promoted by events for the public, students, and donors to stimulate community participation and interest. These events were simultaneously central to fundraising strategy. Alongside managing the Cranbrook HUB program, Ben Snyder was also involved in developing the concept of ‘compensatory education’ nationwide through his membership of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Upward Bound Committee. Cranbrook HUB has been used as a prototype for similar programs. Ben Snyder retired as HUB Director on 1st July 1989 and took on a fundraising role. He was superseded by William Washington who ran HUB from then until he retired in 2000. The Horizons-Upward Bound department is a quasi-function, independent of Cranbrook Educational Community and is still operational.