Foundation for Students Rising Above (SRA)

Sra's college completion and workforce development programming consists of three pillars: a one-on-one advising program, a technology-based social enterprise tool that provides an online resource for Students and partners nationwide, and a virtual advising program. Sra's Rising stars program provides comprehensive one-on-one advising and mentoring, financial assistance, mental health support, and career development guidance to support Students in college access, completion and workplace development. Experienced college and career advisors collaborate with Students from their final year of high school through college graduation. (continued on schedule o)the sra hub is a social enterprise tool designed to leverage technology to reach secondary and post-secondary Students nationwide, creating transformative change for low-income, first-generation college Students through facilitating a sense of agency and self-advocacy vital to an individual's social and economic capital. The sra hub provides programs, services, and tools to enrich Students' skills and capacities for post-secondary readiness, college commitment, and career exploration. It also offers an always-available supportive community for post-secondary coaching and career development through self-guided learning, live webinars, a comprehensive library of articles and interactive tools, and responses to student questions from trained college and career advisors.students online achieving results ("soar") is sra's virtual advising program. Soar combines the scalability of the sra hub with personalized guidance from assigned college and career advisors through virtual student cohorts and coordinated lesson plans. Students gain peer support and skill development through engaging in cohort activities, advancing their knowledge base and enhancing college and career readiness while on the path towards post-secondary degrees and career-ladder jobs. Soar programming is offered to Students using the tools and resources of the sra hub, both through collaborative partnership agreements and independently through sra-led cohorts.