TSIC INC

Increasing the number of students in poverty who are prepared for, attend, and complete postsecondary education will have a significant impact on Florida's economy and the elimination of poverty. Take Stock in Children is leading the movement to transform college readiness and completion in Florida. Established in 1995, Take Stock in Children is one of the nation's pre-eminent college access and completion organizations. Take Stock in Children provides a unique opportunity for low-income students in Florida to escape the cycle of poverty through education. With a network of more than 9,000 volunteer mentors, state funding, private donations, and a network of 45 affiliates reaching every county in Florida— Take Stock in Children currently serves 8,500 students, and more than 6,500 students are attending college. In its 28-year history, Take Stock in Children has helped more than 39,000 students succeed in college, career, and life.

1. Take Stock in Children employs a sustainable public-private model that is successful and scalable, with students achieving a high school graduation rate of 97%; our college attendance rate is 90%, triple the rate of the non-TSIC, peer control group.

2. We provide low-income children with volunteer mentors, college success coaches, social services from middle school to high school, and a college scholarship, including transition services to attend college.

3. We engage parents, teachers, students, and the community in supporting our scholars.

Since 1995, we have granted more than $277 million in college scholarships and 2 million hours of volunteer mentorship to more than 39,000 children. We are active in every county in our state.

We currently have over 250 program managers/college success coaches, 10,000 mentors, students in over 814 middle and high schools throughout the state, have students enrolled in our 40 state colleges and universities, and serve 15,000 students annually.

Take Stock is proud of its programmatic success, with 97% of students graduating from high school compared to 80% for the same peer group, 90%* enrolling in postsecondary studies compared to 30% for the same peer group, and 72% graduating from college compared to 29% for the same peer group. We have helped over 39,000 students across the state of Florida to break the cycle of poverty through education and succeed in college, career, and life.