DEMAND
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26%
Philadelphia has one of the highest poverty rates of the nation's top 10 cities - 26% of residents fall below the poverty line
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76%
78% Of CSFP scholarship recipients are eligible for free or reduced school lunch
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67%
Philadelphia's public schools have an on-time graduation rate of around 67%
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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 24500
ScholarshipsCSFP has awarded over 24,500 scholarships to date, and will serve about 5,200 children attending over 170 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.