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DeSoto Campus |
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South Florida Community College |
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Take Stock in Children |
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To be in the program, children must:
· Be selected in the sixth grade by a committee of teachers and community representatives · Sign a contract agreeing to stay drug and crime-free · Maintain satisfactory grades · Exhibit good behavior in school · Have a financial need and be determined to succeed |
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Upon graduation from high school, each student who has honored the Take Stock in Children commitment receives a full tuition scholarship to college or to a vocational/technical school. By becoming a Take Stock in Children sponsor or mentor, you give a child hope for the future and contribute to the future of our community. |
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Become a mentor.
You can change a child’s life by becoming a mentor. By showing a child that someone cares, you will help him become a productive citizen. After completing an application and the screening process. Then you will receive some basic training. You will be matched with a student who can benefit most from your influence. |
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As a mentor, you:
· Meet once a week with your student for one hour at his or her school · Become a friend, tutor, and a role model · Help build a child’s foundation of basic values · Assist your student in setting goals and attaining them · Guide a child toward an education and a productive life · Give a child hope for the future |
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How does the mentoring process work?
Your weekly mentoring session will take place on the school campus at a time that is convenient for both you and your student. In addition, you’ll have the support of Take Stock throughout the mentoring process. |
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Sponsor a Scholarship
As a scholarship sponsor with Take Stock in Children, you provide a child hope for the future through education. Gifts of $50, $360 (just $1 a day for a year), or $1,000 will help fund a deserving student’s scholarship. As an exclusive sponsor, your gift of $12,000 will not only provide a full four-year college scholarship, but will also provide the costs of mentoring and student advocacy for six years. As a scholarship sponsor, you are giving the greatest gift of all –education. |
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What is Take Stock In Children?
Take Stock in Children is a non-profit program which provides deserving low-income children in our community with scholarships to college or vocational school and guidance from caring mentors. Since 1995, Take Stock has provided over 7,000 children with mentors and scholarships in Florida. |
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As a scholarship sponsor, you can:
· Contribute to a local child’s scholarship fund
· Meet the child you sponsor
· Rest assured that 100 percent of your contribution will go directly to sponsor a child in the program and that your gift is tax deductible.
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Debbie Hackney Student Advocate DeSoto County |
