$700,000 Overall 2023 goal
Fund the future

First generation, marginalized, and low-income youth and young adults need support systems that are centered on equity and empowerment. UFCS works with our community to provide a robust network of support that meet a diverse set of needs. Working together, we can ensure that support is always free, and barriers are removed in their path to a meaningful education and career. They dared to dream big. Let’s dream with them! 

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OUR CAUSES

We work at the intersection where support and educational services are not as accessible to underserved youth and young adults. By focusing on these gaps across the leaner journey, we increase opportunities and empower learners to persist and achieve a compelling future. 

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Goal: $ 130000 Raised: $ 50000

Raised 38%
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TO and THROUGH

Summer Melt isn’t about ice cream. It’s about barriers that detour a high school graduate from reaching their fullest potential. With the right support, we will help 1000s of students get to and through college.  

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Goal: $ 220000  Raised: $ 75000

Raised 34%
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BACK ON TRACK

Educational success is no longer achieved by following a single path: graduating high school, enrolling in a 4-year college, and securing a job. This one-size-fits-all model has cause many young adults to become disconnected from their compelling future. Our Back-on-Track work gets them to connected with services and educational pathways that meet their needs and aspirations.

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Goal: $115000 Raised: $ 28450

Raised 25%
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EDUCATION TO MEANINGFUL CAREER

They’ve dare to dream and done the hard work to get this far. Let’s help them live in a world in which career opportunity and economic mobility .

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We can’t do this alone. Help us ensure that every underserved youth and young adult has the support needed, at no cost, to reach their fullest potential.  

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volunteer

Love working with youth and young adults? Want to help make positive changes in their lives? Sign up to volunteer. Various opportunities available  

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PARTNER 

Alone we go Fast, together we go Far. We are looking for districts, Higher Ed institutions, businesses, and other services providers to join our collective action network.  

youth voice is critical to our success

Young people’s experiences and perspectives drive our conversations. Their ideas and unique intelligence help us foster successful support for other young adults.  Click to hear more about their WHY.  

Alondra
Alondra Escobedo

 I have been balancing late
nights at school as well as my job and saving up as much money as I can so that I can
pay off my loans.

Melissa
Melissa Villarreal

I am now truly happy after months of being
isolated in my room and not being able to go out into the world without the fear of life.

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jairo

I am tired of false promises. It’s time for change and I plan to be an active participant in my own future. 

Evan
Evan Arratia

I am now happily pursuing my passions and learning throughout the journey to my life’s destination.

THANKs TO THE RESULTS ACHIEVED WITH YOU!
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KICK-STARTED BACK ON TRACK PROGRAM

We began assisting graduates from the class of 2020 and 2021 who have encountered challenges and displacement due to the invasive nature of the pandemic.

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EXPANDED OUR ECO-SYSTEM OF SUPPORT

In the past 10 years, our college matriculation rates have increased from 65% to 79%. However, COVID-19 and other factors continue to threaten persistence and dropout rates. To mitigate this, the partnership expanded to include targeted support services and work-based training partners.

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LAUNCHED PILOT FOR EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO DUAL CREDIT AND EARLY COLLEGE

Our coalition member KIPP TX has partner with Arizona State University to design an access for ALL into the dual credit and early college pathways. We are diminishing all barriers to these highly effective roads to success.

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LAUNCHED GAMIFIED STUDENT EMPOWERMENT APP

UFCS provides immersive (project-based, internship, apprenticeship, dual credit, hiring events, etc…) and virtual experiences that help students gain exposure and a better understanding of options tailored to their desired outcomes. Additionally, our GRADegy gamified app has been blended in to increase the quality and consistency of support and empower young people to persist.

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Our Community

Want to make an impact in your community by helping individuals make positive changes in their lives? Sign up to volunteer. Various opportunities available 

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We can’t do this alone. Help us ensure that every underserved youth and young adult has the support needed, at no cost, to reach their fullest potential.