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College Mentors for Kids
College Mentors for Kids hopes that by allowing the children, called “little buddies”, to spend two hours on a college campus with a mentor, it will increase the likelihood of his or her of obtaining a postsecondary education. Central Indiana Community Foundation has made college readiness an…Read More.
Equal Experience Matters
Nearly eight out of ten people with disabilities are unemployed. Eskenazi Health and Ball State University want to change that. Like most rising college seniors, Preston Radtke hoped to spend his summer working a career-focused internship to develop his public relations skills. He knew an …Read More.
College Readiness and Success Initiative
Promoting College persistence Now more than ever, a college education is crucial to a more successful career and life. Yet, with rising tuition costs, many young people don’t have the resources required to earn one. With more than 100 scholarship funds under management, CICF offers criti…Read More.
The Public Collection
Reading and art for all In middle-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is 13-to-1. In low-income neighborhoods, the ratio is one age-appropriate book for 300 children. The Public Collection is a public art and literacy project developed by Rachel M. Simon to improve li…Read More.