Educate Tomorrow Corp

TO HAVE A POSITIVE AND ENDURING IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF THOSE IT SERVES, HELPING THEM TO MATURE INTO STRONG CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

A world where everyone has the ability and opportunity to reach their full potential.

Goal One: We currently have 209 college students in our scholars program, all who have experienced foster care or unstable housing and qualify for free tuition. We would like to grow this program.

Goal Two: We are committed to being a part of several collective impact networks, to being an active part of research and to advocating for policy and systems change at the local, state and national level.

Goal Three: We are developing more intentional programming that includes the whole family, not only in their childs educational goals but in a more holistic sense.

Three rising leaders in the organization were selected to be a part of the 2020 American Express Leadership Academy at Thunderbird Executive Education.

Like so many organizations since the pandemic began we have had to find new ways to reach our youth, to keep our staff connected, to engage our board of directors and to successfully raise the funds needed to reach our goals. Our fiscal year 2020 we reached a record amount in revenue, just over $3,000,000 for the first time and we allocated more of those resources than ever to direct financial needs of our participants. We were able to assist them with basic needs: food, transportation, medical bills, PPE, rental assistance and educational related expenses like books and supplies. We struggled to make up revenue lost by in person fundraising events but made up for those losses thanks to qualifying for the CARES Act Payroll Protection Program. In the past year we have transitioned back to in-person activities after going fully remote in the early months of the pandemic. The constant scientific and political changes to the dialogue have left our team, our youth and their families exhausted yet we have persisted. A record 58 of our college students earned degrees during the pandemic. We were able to assist Saint Petersburg College in hiring a dedicated college coach to serve students who have experience in foster care or homeless settings. We were able to acquire a well respected program out of Michigan, Fostering Success Michigan to complement the work we do in Florida with the Positive Pathways program. In general we have found ways to adapt and we are better for it.