Another organization with a
similar mission is Philadelphia Futures. Phila. Futures is a nonprofit organization that provides promising, urban high school
students with the tools they need to achieve their dream of a college
education. The organization’s centerpiece program, Sponsor-A-Scholar, helps
students from economically disadvantaged families to succeed in high school,
and to pursue and complete higher education, by providing one-on-one mentoring;
financial incentives; and a year-round curriculum of academic skill building
and enrichment, including after-school classes, college guidance activities and
cultural opportunities. Since its inception in 1989, Philadelphia Futures has
helped thousands of students to build a better future. To learn more visit: www.philadelphiafutures.org