WE ARE BREAKING THE CYCLE

RTS 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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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%

  50% will be unemployed or underemployed.

29%

  29% will be unable to pay rent.

42%

  42% will be convicted of a crime.

* The three outcomes pictured above are specific to foster youth.

THE RTS DIFFERENCE

94%

  94% of our scholars are placed in paid summer internships during college

92%

  92% secure jobs 6 months post graduation

95%

  95% say they can envision a bright future for the first time in their lives

UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES

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