Post on 23-Dec-2015
Strategic ThinkingTHE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TABLE | AT THE RIGHT TIME
WILHEMINA FORDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA TEEN ACHIEVERS
A Community & Corporate Volunteer Resource
As a non-profit organization, the YMCA
Teen Achievers depends on community and
corporate volunteers to provide college and
career readiness support to our teen
participants. CFCAN provides a wealth of
resources through collective impact with
community leaders, civic organizations,
public, private and institutions of higher
learning.
Through the support of CFCAN, YMCA
Teen Achievers works with community
volunteers to help reduce barriers to the
college admission and career advancement
process for local students. CFCAN's support
is vital to these students, especially 1st
generation college students, as they navigate
the enrollment process.
YMCA TEEN ACHIEVERS
@CentralFL_CANTWITTER
Going to College Texting Pilot
To help navigate the college
enrollment process, dozens of
YMCA Teen Achievers are using the
“Going to College” texting program,
made possible through a grant from
Heart of Florida United Way.
APPLYING TO COLLEGE 101
YMCA and United Way Team Up to Help Teens Access College
Going Forward
Goal 1:
Increase college
readiness and
enrollment for
minority, low-income
and first generation
students.
• GradNation Summit
• Awareness Campaign
• Creating a web portal
(branded by awareness
campaign)
• Expanding College Texting
Project and
• Implementing AmeriCorps
Pathways to Success
program
Going Forward
Goal 2:
Increase
postsecondary
persistence and
attainment for
minority, low-income
and first generational
students.
• Identify barriers to
persistence and degree
attainment
• Improve pathways to
bachelor’s degree (4-year
degree) attainment for
AA/AS degree-holding (2-
year) students in the UCF
Direct Connect Program
Going Forward
Goal 3:
Increase degree
attainment of adults
with some college
credit but no degree.
• Increase attainment of
degrees or high quality
credential by adults with
some college credit
• Identify veterans in
tri-county area
Going Forward
Goal 4:
Build the Capacity of
CFCAN to
implement Collective
Impact Framework
to achieve
attainment goal of
60% by 2025
• Increase
CFCAN’s
capacity to
accomplish
goals
• Start! Identify a convener/backbone• Lean on FCAN• Gather Data• Invite / Invite / Invite• Access Persistence Attainment• Identify First Action• Design | Do
Starting an LCAN
GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED
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