Student Sponsorships

SUCCESS Sponsorships Reduce Students’ College Financial Burdens

THE NEED:
Many GHS AVID graduates are unable to pay for their college educations – even with financial aid, loans and scholarships.

Our Scholarship Fund was established in 2013 to help address this need.  We have awarded over $960,000 in scholarships but are only covering a portion of the financial gap faced by AVID college students.  We need to do more!

THE RESPONSE:
To empower AVID students to save for college, AVID SUCCESS teamed up with Members Credit Union to establish Educate & Prosper College Savings Accounts (E&P Accounts). These accounts offer:

• a 25% Match from the Alliance  – up to $500 per $2,000 saved
• a 2% interest rate
• Student sole ownership
• Financial literacy education

The Alliance has established AVID SUCCESS Sponsorships to raise incremental scholarship dollars  and provide matching funds for the E&P accounts.

BECOME A SPONSOR:
Provide GHS AVID students with:

• $500 matches for E&P accounts
• $2,000 college scholarships and
• Other supports such as mentoring and professional skills building

SPONSOR LEVELS:
$   2,500:   “I’m SUCCESSful” Sponsorship – support 1 GHS AVID Student
$ 25,000:  “We’re SUCCESSful” Sponsorships – support 10 GHS AVID Students
$ 62,500:  “Head of the Class” Sponsorships – support 25 GHS students or 1 class
$125,000:  “Grade A is for AVID” Sponsorships – support 50 GHS students or 1 grade