Take Stock in Children

Founded in 1995 in response to the need for a scholarship program that provides more than just financial assistance to recipients, Take Stock in Children is an award-winning program that provides scholarships, mentors, and hope for better futures to Florida's most deserving low-income, at-risk children.
A public-private partnership, this school-based mentoring organization has positively affected the lives of more than 12,000 children since 1995. Scholarships are purchased through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, which provides matching funds to double the impact of scholarship donations to Take Stock in Children. The volunteer adults make Take Stock in Children the only statewide scholarship program in Florida to provide trained, committed mentors in addition to tuition assistance. Mentors represent every segment of society, and experience life-altering relationships with their student mentees.