Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: “To assure every qualified Newark City Schools graduate the opportunity to pursue higher education. ”
Results: Highlights:Early AwarenessThe PEAK Program provided over 800 hours of targeted, activity-based college outreach to 2,000 second, fourth, sixth and eighth grade students in nearly 100 different classrooms. Over three-quarters of the 59 Newark City School partner teachers at each of these grade levels chose "strongly agree" when asked whether PEAK programming was a valuable use of class time. High School Sixty percent of the junior class received assistance preparing for the ACT. Evening help sessions and in-office appointments assisted over 100 parents and students with submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Visits to four colleges and a regional college fair trip offered over 300 juniors and seniors a closer view of college options and campus life. Five specialized junior and senior information sessions provided approximately 225 parents and students valuable college timeline and cost-saving tips. Grant Recipients Last-Dollar Grant awards now total over 3 million dollars since the organization's founding in 1991Last-Dollar Grant scholarship checks were sent to over 61 different colleges and universities across the countryCommunity SupportOver 500 individuals from 33 states supported the program financially. A Call to College was named the 2014 Non-Profit of the Year by The Licking County Chamber of CommerceState Farm awarded a $15,000 strategic focus grant for personal financial literacy to support PEAK’s fourth and eighth grade programming.
Target demographics: Newark City School District students and families
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 3000 students from second grade through senior year and hundreds of Newark families
Geographic areas served: Newark City School District (6700 students in 1 high school, 3 middle and 7 elementary school buildings)
Programs: need-based scholarships, ACT test registration and preparation assistance, help with filing the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and comprehensive early college awareness outreach for elementary and middle schoolers.
Mission: “To assure every qualified Newark City Schools graduate the opportunity to pursue higher education. ”
Results: Highlights:Early AwarenessThe PEAK Program provided over 800 hours of targeted, activity-based college outreach to 2,000 second, fourth, sixth and eighth grade students in nearly 100 different classrooms. Over three-quarters of the 59 Newark City School partner teachers at each of these grade levels chose "strongly agree" when asked whether PEAK programming was a valuable use of class time. High School Sixty percent of the junior class received assistance preparing for the ACT. Evening help sessions and in-office appointments assisted over 100 parents and students with submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Visits to four colleges and a regional college fair trip offered over 300 juniors and seniors a closer view of college options and campus life. Five specialized junior and senior information sessions provided approximately 225 parents and students valuable college timeline and cost-saving tips. Grant Recipients Last-Dollar Grant awards now total over 3 million dollars since the organization's founding in 1991Last-Dollar Grant scholarship checks were sent to over 61 different colleges and universities across the countryCommunity SupportOver 500 individuals from 33 states supported the program financially. A Call to College was named the 2014 Non-Profit of the Year by The Licking County Chamber of CommerceState Farm awarded a $15,000 strategic focus grant for personal financial literacy to support PEAK’s fourth and eighth grade programming.
Target demographics: Newark City School District students and families
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 3000 students from second grade through senior year and hundreds of Newark families
Geographic areas served: Newark City School District (6700 students in 1 high school, 3 middle and 7 elementary school buildings)
Programs: need-based scholarships, ACT test registration and preparation assistance, help with filing the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and comprehensive early college awareness outreach for elementary and middle schoolers.
Education
Newark
