College Success Foundation

College readiness programs: csf provides career and College awareness and support from 7th grade through high school graduation. Csf also works with the Washington student achievement council (wsac), school districts, and other College access providers to ensure low income 7th and 8th graders are aware of Washington state's College bound scholarship. Our staff is school-based and work in close collaboration with teachers and guidance counselors. Csf also provides summer academic readiness programming through residential College experiences and offers workshops on the financial aid process, academic planning, colllege admissions process and social networking skills.

Scholarship and College programs: csf seeks to reduce financial barriers low-income students face by awarding scholarships and providing student support throughout College. Through june 30, 2023, csf has awarded 17,431 scholarships to 16,900 students, totaling more than $237 million. To date, 12,109 graduates have received a degree. Csf designs and markets scholarship application materials, develops selection aprocesses and creates scoring rubrics that consider variables required by the funder and include traditional and non-traditional selection criteria. Csf tracks its scholarship awards and scholars through a student data management system, while responding to individual scholar's financial situations and needs.

Capacity building: csf partnered with small, community-based organizations throughout the state of Washington in an effort to ameliorate the negative effects of the covid pandemic on high school students. Through competitive proposals, nearly 30 organizations were awarded grants focused on ensuring students would graduate and move into post-secondary education. Over 26,000 students were served via on-line and in person programs, with focus areas such as social emotional learning, career exploration and internships, parent and family experiences, stem and student re-entry/ged.