Take Stock in Children is a statewide Florida nonprofit, run through local county affiliates, that pairs economically disadvantaged students in grades 6-12 with a volunteer mentor and ongoing college-readiness coaching, leading to a Florida Prepaid College Foundation Project S.T.A.R.S. college scholarship for students who complete the program's multi-year mentoring relationship through high school graduation. Miami-Dade County is one of the counties served by a local Take Stock affiliate. Enrollment runs through your school rather than a general open application, so ask your counselor whether Take Stock is offered there and whether you qualify.
Eligibility
DemographicsMust be an economically disadvantaged student in grades 6-12 attending school in Miami-Dade County, Florida, referred through the local Take Stock in Children affiliate serving that county; requires committing to a multi-year mentoring relationship through graduation.
Applying
Provides a Florida Prepaid College Foundation Project S.T.A.R.S. scholarship plus mentoring; the exact plan value isn't published as a fixed figure and depends on which Florida Prepaid plan a student is enrolled in.