Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Grants and Impact

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DEMAND

26_%

Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate among the nation's 10 largest cities - 26% of residents fall below the poverty line
76^%

76% of CSFP scholarship recipients are eligible for free or reduced school lunch
69%

Philadelphia's public schools have an on-time graduation rate of 69%
10000
Applications

Last year CSFP received 10,000 applications for its 2,000 scholarships

Impact

96 %

of CSFP alumni, who leave our program in 8th grade, graduate high school prepared and on time
80 %

of CSFP Alumni enroll in some form of post-secondary education within one year following their high school graduation

Awarded Over
24500
Scholarships

CSFP has awarded over 24,500 scholarships to date, and will serve about 5,200 children attending over 170 area schools this school year
CSFP annual evaluations demonstrate that its students achieve, at or above grade level, in math and reading on standardized tests

Each year, we turn away nearly 8,000 deserving students whose lives could be transformed through education. With your support, we can change that.

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