Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Educational Services, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid, Secondary & High Schools, Youth Development
Mission: From the D. C. schools fewer than 30% of students go to college and only 9% graduate from college. This leaves a vast majority of students unprepared for life in which 70% of jobs now require some form of postsecondary education. Reach for College! believes all students should aim for some form of education beyond high school to have the best shot at life. We believe all students can be successful with enough determination. We believe it’s important to help low-income students because our society needs them to be educated, contributing members of their communities. We all need their vibrancy, their caring hearts, and their good ideas. Reach for College! was founded in 2005 by two urban educators who saw the need and created a highly successful means to help traditionally disadvantaged students over the obstacles to college.
Geographic areas served: Washington, DC, Prince George's County, Maryland, New York, New Jersey
Programs: The Reach for College! program and books, that were specially developed for our target population of low-income students who will likely be the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education, cover all of the college access and college preparation tasks. These include:-Career exploration and researching the educational path to chosen careers-SAT prep-College selection and application-Study skills and time-management-College-level reading and essay-writing-FAFSA/Financial aid and scholarship applications-Employability and interview skills-What to expect at college and how to successfully make the transition. In schools, the program is offered as a class that the student takes as part of his or her regular daily schedule. It is taught by a teacher at the school who has been trained by Reach for College! Frequent on-site classroom assistance is provided by Reach for College! to assure excellent implementation of the program. When community groups, such as churches, PTA's or other nonprofits want to use the Reach for College! curriculum and program, we tailor the program to meet their specific needs. Reach for College! offers its books and program to most schools for free, as funding allows. We typically match funding with community groups and churches who want to use the program.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.
Mission: From the D. C. schools fewer than 30% of students go to college and only 9% graduate from college. This leaves a vast majority of students unprepared for life in which 70% of jobs now require some form of postsecondary education. Reach for College! believes all students should aim for some form of education beyond high school to have the best shot at life. We believe all students can be successful with enough determination. We believe it’s important to help low-income students because our society needs them to be educated, contributing members of their communities. We all need their vibrancy, their caring hearts, and their good ideas. Reach for College! was founded in 2005 by two urban educators who saw the need and created a highly successful means to help traditionally disadvantaged students over the obstacles to college.
Geographic areas served: Washington, DC, Prince George's County, Maryland, New York, New Jersey
Programs: The Reach for College! program and books, that were specially developed for our target population of low-income students who will likely be the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education, cover all of the college access and college preparation tasks. These include:-Career exploration and researching the educational path to chosen careers-SAT prep-College selection and application-Study skills and time-management-College-level reading and essay-writing-FAFSA/Financial aid and scholarship applications-Employability and interview skills-What to expect at college and how to successfully make the transition. In schools, the program is offered as a class that the student takes as part of his or her regular daily schedule. It is taught by a teacher at the school who has been trained by Reach for College! Frequent on-site classroom assistance is provided by Reach for College! to assure excellent implementation of the program. When community groups, such as churches, PTA's or other nonprofits want to use the Reach for College! curriculum and program, we tailor the program to meet their specific needs. Reach for College! offers its books and program to most schools for free, as funding allows. We typically match funding with community groups and churches who want to use the program.
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This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.
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