THE FOSTER YOUTH & FIRST GEN REALITY

There are over 400,000 foster youth and 1.46 million first-generation college students in America. Through no fault of their own, they don’t have the same access to support or opportunities that their peers do.

Only 3% of foster youth will graduate from college.

Only 11% of first-generation students will graduate college.

50%

of Foster Youth will be Unemployed or Underemployed1

29%

  Will be Unable to Pay Rent

42%

 Will be Convicted of a Crime

The three outcomes pictured above are specific to foster youth.
1Source: ( 2007) Our Children: Emancipating Foster Youth | Cities, Counties, and School Partnership

THE RTS DIFFERENCE

94%

of Qualified Ready to Succeed Scholars are Placed in Paid Summer Internships During College

92%

  Secure Jobs 6 Months After Graduation

95%

Say They Can Envision a Bright Future for the First Time in Their Lives

WE ARE BREAKING THE CYCLE

Ready to Succeed is a career and personal development program that provides youth impacted by foster care and low-income first-generation college students with the resources, relationships, and opportunities they need to thrive, both personally and professionally.

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