More than a Scholarship Program
The goal of the Solidarity Scholars Program is to improve the upward mobility of low-income students by using an innovative, group-based approach to provide social support and academic funding to families who demonstrate a commitment and desire to use education as a means of improving the socio-economic status of their children.
about the program
The Solidarity Scholars Program operates through a solidarity group framework of 5-8 families of committed parents and students that meet monthly to encourage, motivate and distribute academic assistance funds within the group. Groups are launched during the second half of their 8th grade year and the program makes a 4-year funding commitment to each group prior to launch.
an innovative model
Solidarity Groups, as used in micro-finance, will create a principle of joint responsibility education – wherein a group of parents and students join together to administer scholarship and other developmental funds in order to ensure that ALL students in the group maintain high levels of academic performance and maximize their prospects of a college education.