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COLLEGE SUCCESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSTHE ORGANIZATION'S COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS THROUGH COLLEGE TO ACHIEVE A BACCALAUREATE AND GRADUATE CAREER READY. WITH THIS SUPPORT, OVER 80% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS EARN BACHELOR'S DEGREES DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. FOR THOSE WHO START AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE ORGANIZATION'S STUDENTS TRANSFER TO AND GRADUATE FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AT DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IS NOT LIMITED BY ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OR TEST SCORES. THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM STAFF TRUSTS AND BELIEVES IN EACH STUDENT'S STRENGTHS AND GOALS AS THEY HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR DREAM OF GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE.FOR THIS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES INCLUDE ON-CAMPUS AND VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS AT LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND STATE UNIVERSITIES, NEAR-PEER ADVISING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAMPUS COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS CAMPUS CONNECTIONS AND ASSISTS STUDENTS IN ACTIVATING RESOURCES AND NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS REGULAR PUBLIC WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL AID, COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT.IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE SUCCESS SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL AS ADMINISTERS ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE THAN 95 FOUNDATIONS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS PROFILE-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR QUALIFYING UNDERGRADUATES, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHER AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP COVER THE COST OF CHILDCARE WHILE IN SCHOOL. SINCE 1986, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADMINISTERED THE DONOR ADVISED SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (MCF). LIKEWISE, SINCE 2014, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADMINISTERED THE DONOR ADVISED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SONOMA COUNTY.

COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMSTHE ORGANIZATION'S COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE PREPARATION, RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS GET ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM STAFF ALSO SEEKS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY VIA COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE PREPARATION, COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, AND FAFSA AND CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT APPLICATION COMPLETION AMONG A SERIES OF OTHER PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, ENSURING THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ENROLL IN COLLEGE SUCCESSFULLY. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF WORKS ON CAMPUS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ENSURING THEY ARE PREPARED AND SUPPORTED TO SUCCEED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE MODEL, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY SCALE ITS PROGRAMS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ITS COLLEGE SUCCESS METRICS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT TO ALMOST 4,400 COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN 44 HIGH SCHOOLS, 40 COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND 197 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION.