This is a local, independent chapter of the larger, national organization, that has existed in Wilton since 1994 and…More is funded by the town.</p> <p>Since 2003, the building has housed female students from inner-city neighborhoods with strong academic abilities in communities with highly reputable school systems in order to improve their chances of being admitted to top-tier colleges and universities. There is also a house for males at another location.</p> <p>Some of the schools to admit students from A Better Chance in Wilton are Brown University, Harvard Business School, American University and Carnegie Mellon.</p>