"The greatest benefit of NSPA membership is being able to share policies, procedures, and new ideas with other members. These resources have helped the Jeannette Rankin Foundation increase the efficiency of our operations, and most importantly, improve the services we provide to our scholars."

Andrea Anderson
Program Coordinator
Jeannette Rankin Foundation

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Belonging to NSPA is a tremendous way to learn about the newest developments and best practices in our rapidly evolving field. Having a national team of experts a click away to help answer questions and provide insight has proven invaluable to us at Chicago Scholars in our efforts to help meet the needs of tomorrow’s leaders.
 Karen G. Foley, President
 
                                                                   
Founded in 1996, the Chicago Scholars Foundation serves first-generation and low-income youth from neighborhoods across the Chicagoland area. Since its inception, Chicago Scholars has worked with more than 2,000 students and provided over $2.5 million of direct financial aid for students to attend and graduate from college. Furthermore, through its unique collaborations with university partners, Chicago Scholars’ students have received more than $25 million of higher-education scholarship support.

Though these financial resources have substantially aided our students, it is Chicago Scholars’ best practice programming which separates it from other scholarship providers. The Chicago Scholars Program provides five years of programmatic support—from students’ senior year of high school through their senior year of college—to ensure that students both access and succeed in college.

Matching students with good-fit colleges significantly improves their chances of earning a degree. With best practice workshops, mentoring models, and an Annual Onsite Admissions Forum .  Chicago Scholars’ students are provided with individualized support that results in a four-year graduation rate of 95%—a statistic that shatters current state and national averages.

By 2016, Chicago Scholars seeks to impact 10,000 students through its Campaign for Chicago Scholars—an initiative that seeks to combine the organization’s best practice programming with strategic partnerships across Illinois. For more information, please visit www.chicagoscholars.org.


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