DEMAND
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26%
Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate among the nation's 10 largest cities - 26% of residents fall below the poverty line
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76%
76% of CSFP scholarship recipients are eligible for free or reduced school lunch
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69%
Philadelphia's public schools have an on-time graduation rate of 69%
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10000
ApplicationsLast year CSFP received 10,000 applications for its 2,000 scholarships
Impact

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96 %
of CSFP alumni, who leave our program in 8th grade, graduate high school prepared and on time
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80 %
of CSFP Alumni enroll in some form of post-secondary education within one year following their high school graduation
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Awarded Over 28500
ScholarshipsCSFP has awarded over 28,500 scholarships to date, and will serve more than 5,000 children attending 160+ area schools this school year
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CSFP annual evaluations demonstrate that its students achieve, at or above grade level, in math and reading on standardized tests