WHY YOU SHOULD HELP
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In 2019, over 672,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care. Of those 90 percent will end up incarcerated.
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24,000 will be forced out of the system this year with no financial or family support.
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85% of the 3,000 children in Los Angeles County alone will never find a permanent home.
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Less than 50% will complete high school
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40% will depend on some form of public assistance
SEE OUR
IMPACT
IN ACTION
OUR IMPACT
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90% of our senior high school students are on track to graduate. Nationally less than 50% of foster youth graduate from High School.
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LADPS students showed increased academic performance for 8th to 12th grade students
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STEM scholarships of $250 are given to graduates accepted to college
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Tutored students show a 50% reduction in tardiness on their report cards
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Tutored students show improvement on their pre and post assessment scores
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Tutored students who were coached to tutor their peers caused a 27% improvement in math grades for peer tutored students
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Trickle down effect: Tutored students were coached to tutor their peers. Their fellow students math scores improved by 27%.
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The vast majority of our students showed improvement in self-efficacy, the ability to help or teach themselves.