BATTIER TAKE CHARGE FOUNDATION

SCHOLARSTHE BATTIER SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM THE FOUNDATION'S CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP COMMUNITIES OF MIAMI, CAMDEN, AND DETROIT, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI FROM PREVIOUSLY SERVED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HOUSTON. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO HIGHER EDUCATION WHILE PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT COLLEGE PERSISTENCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.EACH BATTIER SCHOLAR RECEIVES A $32,000 SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTED OVER FOUR YEARS TO ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EXPENSES. IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT, SCHOLARS RECEIVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE, MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, CAREER PREPARATION RESOURCES, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND.SINCE INCEPTION, BTCF HAS AWARDED 66 BATTIER SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. BATTIER SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI HAVE ATTENDED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 35 INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. THE PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES, WITH 95% OF BATTIER SCHOLARS EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER AND APPROXIMATELY 90% OF PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AS FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.

GUIDETHE BATTIER GUIDE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE ACCESS RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. STUDENTS ENTER THE PROGRAM AS EARLY AS 10TH GRADE AND RECEIVE UP TO THREE YEARS OF SUPPORT DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND FUTURE CAREER PATHWAYS.THROUGH WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, GUIDE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN COLLEGE READINESS ACTIVITIES, CAREER EXPLORATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. STUDENTS ARE PAIRED WITH TRAINED MENTORS AND RECEIVE ACCESS TO ACADEMIC RESOURCES, SAT/ACT PREPARATION SERVICES, TUTORING SUPPORT, COLLEGE TOURS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION.THE GUIDE PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 120 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND AWARDED OVER $1.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION COVERAGE. CONTINUED PLANNING EFFORTS TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN BEGINNING IN THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR. PROGRAM ALUMNI HAVE PURSUED A VARIETY OF POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, INCLUDING FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, TWO-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND MILITARY SERVICE. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVES STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, WITH THE MAJORITY OF GUIDE PARTICIPANTS QUALIFYING FOR PELL GRANTS.