Causes: Education, Educational Services, Special Education, Student Services

Mission: The Steppingstone Scholars program prepares motivated schoolchildren for acceptance and success at college preparatory schools. These schools include, public, independent and parochial schools in the Philadelphia area. Students are accepted into the Scholars Program in fourth grade, begin the 14-month academic preparation component during the summer before fifth grade, and begin attending their new schools in the sixth grade. The Scholars Program comprises every phase of the Scholars' progression through the program, from admission in the fouth grade to graduation from college.

Results: Of the 128 Scholars who have gone through the program, from 5th grade through high school, 87% entered college. Of these, 97% are still on track to graduate, or have already graduated. This year, 100% of Steppingstone’s high school seniors graduated from high school, as compared to 64% of their peers in the Philadelphia School District.