Central FloridaCOLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK

The Beginning…THE IMPACT OF WORKING TOGETHER

Collective ImpactCOMMUNITY UNITED

SurveyASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS

Florida College Access Network

FCAN

NIURKA FERRER | DIRECTOR, TRANSITIONS PLANNING

Common PurposeALIGNED GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Working TogetherCOMMUNICATION WITH WIDER REACH

Strategic ThinkingTHE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TABLE | AT THE RIGHT TIME

http://www.hfuw.org/College_Access_Network.php

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

http://www.hfuw.org/College_Access_Network.php

@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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