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Road to Success Citywide

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Students in foster care often struggle with multiple traumas that can interfere with their ability to stay focused in school and keep up with peers. Following the success of our Road to Success tutoring program for youth in foster care with The Foundling, we have expanded our comprehensive, one-on-one tutoring model to include students in foster care with other New York City-based child welfare agencies.

Much like The Foundling’s Road to Success program for young people in foster care with The Foundling, Road to Success Citywide connects students in 7^th grade through 9^th grade with long-term, one-on-one tutors who assist them in completing the requirements to succeed in school, with the goal of each student graduating high school and applying to college. Tutoring takes place for 1-2 hours each week in the student’s home (or nearby in their community).

In 2019, New York City child welfare agencies rallied together and showed their collective support for Fair Futures. Fair Futures is an advocacy-based effort to support young people in foster care by providing them with coaches and academic support as they approach adulthood. Fair Futures does not yet provide enough funding to support tutors for all young people in foster care, and The Foundling determined that the need was too great to wait.

As a result, we launched Road to Success Citywide. The program provides tutors who work with students across a wide range of academic areas. Our tutors are rigorously vetted and trained to deliver outstanding instruction while creating a patient, engaging, and supportive environment for their students. Tutors also serve as mentors to their students, modeling positive academic behaviors, assisting in the development of organizational and self-advocacy skills, and fostering persistence and resilience.

Success Stories

Raquel is an ambitious college student who credits her success…

Raquel is an ambitious college student who credits her success to Jessica, her Foundling tutor. When Raquel struggled in math, Jessica broke down the steps so she could take on the new curriculum. Raquel now leads a student group in her college dormitory where she helps other students understand their budgeting and finances.

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Impact

600+

young people age out of the foster care system each year without a consistent adult to rely on

350+

hours of support provided every month to participants in our Community Habilitation program

20%

of youth between the ages of 13-18 live with a mental health condition

donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869

Up to 7.7M

people may have at least a mild developmental disability that affects their life in some way

77%

of Road to Success high school graduates enroll in college

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The New York Foundling is one of New York City's largest providers of foster care

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