Legal Outreach prepares urban youth from underserved communities in New York City to compete at high academic levels by using intensive legal and educational programs as tools for fostering vision, developing skills, enhancing confidence, and facilitating the pursuit of higher education.

Their results are staggering with 100% of College Bound participants graduating high school in four years; 538 out of 541 (99.4%) matriculating at four-year colleges; and 68% matriculating at Most and Highly Selective Colleges (Barron’s 2 top selectivity categories) such as: Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, University of Michigan, Smith, and Wesleyan.

Legal Outreach has been transforming the lives of students from underserved communities for almost 30 years.

Legal Outreach has been the recipient of all proceeds generated from Ariel Property Advisors’ bi-annual Coffee & Cap Rates event since 2013. Ariel Property Advisors has matched the registration fees for the event and donated the entirety of funds to Legal Outreach, totaling over $90,000 in two years.

Legal Outreach’s President James O’Neal has become a staple at our events, educating our guests at Coffee & Cap Rates about the remarkable work the organization does.

Additionally, Ariel Property Advisors has regularly enabled young adults affiliated with Legal Outreach to join our team as interns and gain experience in the exciting world of commercial real estate in New York City.

In the academic environment in Israel, the Open University of Israel is similar to other universities in its pursuit of excellence and its commitment to superior scientific and scholastic standards. However, it differs in its organizational structure, its curriculum, and its admission requirements.

The Open University is open to all those who wish to study a single course or a battery of courses, or to pursue a full program of study toward a Bachelor's degree. Enrollment does not require matriculation or any other certificate from another educational institution. Though applicants are not required to provide proof of prior scholastic achievements, their academic achievements are the key to their success at the Open University. Along with its open admission policy, the Open University demands of its students personal qualities without which academic achievements cannot be attained: ambition, motivation, perseverance, responsibility and self-discipline. Students are required to study on their own, practice at home, actively participate in group learning activities, and meet course deadlines and requirements.

Since 1996, the Open University has offered programs of study leading to a Master's degree. In contrast to the open admission policy for undergraduate studies, admission to graduate studies is contingent on fulfillment of certain requirements.

Ariel Property Advisors established the Guy Shkury Scholarship for Excellent Academic Achievement and Determination at the Open University of Israel in 2014. The scholarship was founded in honor of Guy Shkury, the late brother of Shimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, who graduated with distinction from the Open University and earned an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

The scholarship affords an opportunity to students who have completed a minimum of half of their academic studies with distinction and cannot afford to finish the balance of their requirements to earn a bachelor’s degree at no further cost to them.

To date, 22 students are continuing their education because of the support given by Ariel Property Advisors. The first students to complete their degree due to the Guy Shkury Scholarship are set to graduate in 2015.

In the academic environment in Israel, the Open University of Israel is similar to other universities in its pursuit of excellence and its commitment to superior scientific and scholastic standards. However, it differs in its organizational structure, its curriculum, and its admission requirements.

The Open University is open to all those who wish to study a single course or a battery of courses, or to pursue a full program of study toward a Bachelor's degree. Enrollment does not require matriculation or any other certificate from another educational institution. Though applicants are not required to provide proof of prior scholastic achievements, their academic achievements are the key to their success at the Open University. Along with its open admission policy, the Open University demands of its students personal qualities without which academic achievements cannot be attained: ambition, motivation, perseverance, responsibility and self-discipline. Students are required to study on their own, practice at home, actively participate in group learning activities, and meet course deadlines and requirements.

Since 1996, the Open University has offered programs of study leading to a Master's degree. In contrast to the open admission policy for undergraduate studies, admission to graduate studies is contingent on fulfillment of certain requirements.

Ariel Property Advisors established the Guy Shkury Scholarship for Excellent Academic Achievement and Determination at the Open University of Israel in 2014. The scholarship was founded in honor of Guy Shkury, the late brother of Shimon Shkury, President of Ariel Property Advisors, who graduated with distinction from the Open University and earned an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

The scholarship affords an opportunity to students who have completed a minimum of half of their academic studies with distinction and cannot afford to finish the balance of their requirements to earn a bachelor’s degree at no further cost to them.

To date, 22 students are continuing their education because of the support given by Ariel Property Advisors. The first students to complete their degree due to the Guy Shkury Scholarship are set to graduate in 2015.