Only 27% of families are able to purchase student lunches, and 73% can not afford to.

“Thirty million American students eat school meals. Of them, 22 million qualify for free and reduced-price meals.”
from The Washington Post, according to an Urban Institute study.

Imagine you’re an ambitious 12th grader with hopes and goals for a college degree and profession, to achieve independence and not raise a family in need of free meals. You got your scholarship for tuition and housing but how do you pay for all the additional essentials like books, laptop, transportation to college, school & dorm supplies, activities fees, meals. At a DC university the meal plan costs $3000/semester. You work part-time while in high school and plan to while in college, but a large portion of your paycheck has to go to your family’s electric bill. Another DC university has a Food Pantry for students experiencing food scarcity. Wealthier families don’t have problems covering the cost of meals and all the other supplemental necessities for their sons and daughters.
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Read an eye-opening story, a first hand experience and get the picture: “I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part.” by Anthony Abraham Jack, author of The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students.

Give to Cultivate Independence & Stories of Achievement
Education in the US, unlike other developed countries, is fraught with systemic injustice, built-in roadblocks for youth from families with limited financial resources. All Out for Change®, via organizations and students we support with College Access Funds and Supplemental Scholarship Funds, helps break through the roadblocks along the journey to achievement and upward mobility.

" I just want to make life better for myself while helping my mother and the rest of my family." ​

remarks Delonte in 2017 during his senior year, homeless throughout high school. Starting his junior year in college as a scholarship recipient he’s pursuing his dream. Paul, the Director of the college prep program Delonte participated in, drove him to Ohio recently. It “takes a village” to facilitate Delonte’s success and achievement, and to cultivate his gifts. What a difference we can all make, one student at a time! Contributions, and donated Macs and gift cards allow us to support invaluable programs like Paul’s, and to help ambitious students, like Delonte, pursue their dreams, change their lives and the lives of those around them.

Give to Cultivate Independence & Stories of Achievement

Education in the US, unlike other developed countries, is fraught with systemic injustice, built-in roadblocks for youth from families with limited financial resources. All Out for Change®, via organizations and students we support with College Access Funds and Supplemental Scholarship Funds, helps break through the roadblocks along the journey to achievement and upward mobility.

I'D LIKE TO HELP CULTIVATE SUCCESS

​So Many Urban, Rural, and American Indian Reservation Students Need More Than Financial Aid to Succeed; All Out for Change® Fills That Critical Need
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Help get the word out!

Read inspiring success stories to learn how potential is mined when students facing systemic conundrums are embraced by “a village” including our supporters who understand, care, and contribute funds that have life-changing impact.

Stay well and help make independence and achievement happen!
MaryAnn, Chief Engagement Officer and Founder
AllOutForChange®