What We Do

Take Stock in Children is a solution to one of the most critical problems facing Florida--high dropout and high youth crime rates. Take Stock in Children has a proven record of helping low-income children stay out of trouble, graduate from high school, attend college, and become productive citizens.

Take Stock in Children is a comprehensive program that helps low-income children succeed by providing college and vocational scholarships, volunteer mentors, student advocates/case managers, tutoring, early intervention and long-term support. High standards, parental involvement, and community support are crucial to the program's success.

Every student recieves:

• a fully paid college tuition scholarship;
• a volunteer mentor who meets the child at his or her school for one hour a week to provide academic support and motivation;
• continuous monitoring and intervention services provided by a skilled student advocate (case manager);
• the active engagement of parents in the child's academic and personal development; and,
• career and educational counseling.

This array of resources is backed by a carefully crafted infrastructure of intensive family involvement, school-community partnership, and generous community involvement.

Take Stock in Children is a public-private partnership of state government, businesses, school systems, social service agencies, civic and religious organizations, and private citizens that has made a measurable difference in the lives of low-income children.