The Ride of Their Lives

When you focus on the things that matter you begin to create a movement strong enough to turn long odds in your favor.

Two students from the same environment, same neighborhood, sit together in a classroom. They have the same potential to do great things. One capitalizes. One doesn’t. One community thrives. Another spirals downward.

You have to ask, what forces have to come together to make the most of that potential?

College access programs require a long-term commitment, significant resources, and some very passionate individuals who are called to this work. But the dividend on that investment is going to be huge.

That’s what we are trying to do with the Kauffman Scholars program, which was launched in 2003 with a $70 million grant over nineteen years from the Kauffman Foundation (the Foundation’s largest and longest-term commitment).

By Stephen Green, Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Kauffman Scholars, Inc.

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