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WINTER 2015
EVERY DAYWHEN YOUCOME TO WORK,
YOU DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST “COME TO..
..WORK.”
You help a young woman be the first in her family to earn a college degree.
You prevent a student from dropping out of school due to a financial emergency.
You help an at-risk high school kid realize he can make his life better through higher education.
Maybe you don’t think about it every day,
but the work we all do contributes to
making Great Lakes one of the largest
education philanthropies in the country.
Your work helps remove barriers that
otherwise would prevent thousands
of students from attending and completing
college each year. Thanks to you we can
fund grants, research and scholarships
that create brighter futures for low-income
students, students of color and students
who are the first in their families to
attend college.
Seeing more students graduate is our
top priority because it sets people up
for success in life. What’s more, we all
know those who don’t graduate are the
ones most likely to struggle in repaying
their student loans.
Through this first edition of Good Works,
we want to start showing you how the
results of your good work are put to
work—for the benefit of students across
the nation.
Look for future issues to follow every
quarter. And we invite you to share
them with family and friends, so they
can join in celebrating our collective
good works.
You help a young woman be the first in her family to earn a college degree.
You prevent a student from dropping out of school due to a financial emergency.
You help an at-risk high school kid realize he can make his life better through higher education.
WHAT IF ONLY $250 STOOD BETWEEN YOU AND THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE?
AND TOO OFTEN, STUDENTS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DROP OUT...
Having to choose between paying tuition and fixing a flat tire, having a root canal,or replacing broken eyeglasses is a reality for many college students.
WHAT IF ONLY $250 STOOD BETWEEN YOU AND THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE?
AND TOO OFTEN, STUDENTS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DROP OUT...
Having to choose between paying tuition and fixing a flat tire, having a root canal,or replacing broken eyeglasses is a reality for many college students.
The stress Jason Wolfgram felt when he
unexpectedly lost his job was compounded
by worrying that he might not be able
to make his car payments. And without
a car he couldn’t get to his classes and
would have to drop out of college. Those
thoughts were overwhelming to him.
Fortunately, our Emergency Grant
program was able to come to the rescue.
Jason heard about it through his advisor
at Wausau’s Northcentral Technical College.
He applied for the grant and had his car
payment two days later. That kept his
schooling on track and shortly thereafter
he found a new and better-paying job.
That was back in 2014 during the trial
run for our emergency grant program
at 16 technical colleges in Wisconsin.
Starting in January 2016, we’re expanding
the program to 31 colleges in four states—
Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and Iowa. With
$1.5 million in funding we expect to help
4,000 students over two-and-a-half years.
The plan is for colleges to get it rolling
and then contribute their own funds
to continue the program into the future.
Visit our DASH EMERGENCY GRANT WEB PAGE to learn more
THAT’S WHEN
EMERGENCY GRANTS COME TO THE RESCUE
EMERGENCY GRANTS
Jason WolfgramGreat Lakes Emergency Grant recipient
COACHING IT’S NOT JUST FOR ATHLETES
We know most superstar athletes rely on
coaches to help them achieve their peak
performance. So, why not apply that idea
to getting into and through college?
That’s what College Possible does.
With a small army of AmeriCorps volunteer
mentors (that are just like coaches),
College Possible starts working with high
school juniors and stays with them all the
way through college graduation.
So when a student thinks they’re not college
material, the coach is there to show them
they are. Not sure which classes to take?
The coach helps them make the right
choices. Exams coming up? The coach
gets them prepared, just like for game day.
Because for College Possible—to paraphrase
Vince Lombardi—graduating isn’t the only
thing. It’s everything.
Because of their good work over the past
15 years, we recently announced a three-year
grant to help College Possible expand their
service in Milwaukee and across Minnesota.
Robbinsdale Cooper High School student Mai Thao tackles her college admission essay with help from College Possible’s Jiksa Tafara.
Just awarded in November, our $2.2 million grant means over 6,000 students will receive coaching to help them get into and through college.
That’s quite a coaching staff you help support.
Visit our COLLEGE POSSIBLE GRANT WEB PAGE to learn more
COACHING IT’S NOT JUST FOR ATHLETES
COLLEGE POSSIBLE GRANTS
SingleStop
So far, Single Stop has helped nearly
150,000 students at over 30 colleges in 8 states
AND NOW WE’LL HELP THEM DO EVEN MORE!
SINGLE STOP
IF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT WHERE YOU’LL SLEEP AT NIGHT, YOU CAN’T FOCUS
ON YOUR STUDIES DURING THE DAY. Single Stop gets homeless students into housing—
and much more!
Think of Single Stop as the “Google of social services”
for low-income students. You type in what you need,
and Single Stop connects you to existing programs
for shelter, food, healthcare and other necessities these
students can’t afford. We’ve just made a grant to Single Stop
so they can expand and simplify their services—so more
students can get help and stay on track to graduation.
TOPS: TEENS OF PROMISE
Promising low-income
high school students often
don’t go to college because
no one encourages them.
Thanks to grants from Great Lakes,
the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County
works in Madison high schools
to boost grades and confidence!
And it works.
95% OF TOPS STUDENTS GO ON TO COLLEGE!
FU
NDIN
G FA
ST F
ACTS
So far, Single Stop has helped nearly
150,000 students at over 30 colleges in 8 states
AND NOW WE’LL HELP THEM DO EVEN MORE!
COLLEGE ACCESS ADVISING
194,000+ HIGH SCHOOLERS
SERVED!
Great Lakes has 12 College
Access Advisors who go into
low-income schools across
Wisconsin and South Dakota
with one mission: Getting kids
into college. We help students
select and apply to colleges—
and find ways to pay for it!
CARNEGIE MATH PATHWAYS
3XTHE SUCCESS IN
1/2 THE TIME
Students who fail college math
often drop out. And students
who drop out often default on
their loans. We’ve made a grant
to the Carnegie Foundation
to help change the way math
is taught—by making it more
“real world” focused—so more
students are set up for success.
TOPS: TEENS OF PROMISE
Promising low-income
high school students often
don’t go to college because
no one encourages them.
Thanks to grants from Great Lakes,
the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County
works in Madison high schools
to boost grades and confidence!
And it works.
95% OF TOPS STUDENTS GO ON TO COLLEGE!
Apprentices don’t make much money,
but are still required to buy expensive
gear. And if you don’t have money
for steel-toed boots you can’t work—
or complete training that leads
to a good salary. So we give $1,000
scholarships to outfit aspiring
carpenters, pipefitters, electricians
and more with tools for success.
7,000 REASONS TO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK2015-2018 Career Ready Internship grants
totaling $12.2 million were awarded to
33 colleges in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Ohio in October. Now those schools
will work with area employers to create
7,000 paid internships for low-income
students over the next three years.
Internships are proven to help students
complete their degrees and be better
prepared to get a job after graduation.
But many are unpaid. And low-income
students can’t afford to work for nothing.
Career Ready grants connect colleges
with businesses and businesses with
low-income students.
It’s a win-win-win scenario that helps
students get real-world experience
(and a paycheck!), colleges improve
their graduate placement rates
and businesses get a direct pipeline
to talented candidates.
Career Ready Internship Grant
COLLEGES
BUSINESSES
STUDENTS
Businesses develop internship programs in various disciplines
Colleges connect with local businesses and give
them money to pay interns
Students get paid to gain valuable experience that boosts their employment potential after graduation
CAREER READY INTERNSHIP GRANTS
Another cool thing about this grant:
it’s something we tested twice before,
so we know it works. We started with a
$2.5 million grant to 19 Wisconsin colleges
in 2013-2014. Expanded it in 2014-2015
to $5.2 million at 40 colleges in four
states. With our latest grant, we’ve
extended the time period to run from 2015
to 2018 to give the schools and businesses
time to see how valuable these internships
are and develop a plan to fund the program
themselves after the grant period ends.
That’s how we really like to work.
Plant the seeds, nurture what starts to
take hold, then let it thrive on its own.
Visit our CAREER READY INTERNSHIP GRANT WEB PAGE to learn more
OF INTERNSHIP RECIPIENTS GO ON TO GRADUATE
A perfect example of the Good Works our grants and your work does.
IT REALLY DOES WORK.April Opatik is a perfect example of an internship’s benefits. The University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and North Central Conservancy Trust offered
a 10-week internship that gave her the credits she needed to meet her
Land Use Planning degree requirements and the money to help cover
her senior year tuition. After graduation, the Wood County Planning and
Zoning Department saw her experience and quickly hired her, plus she still
volunteers for the NCCT to keep her hand in land conservancy work.
April OpatikGreat Lakes Career Ready Internship Grant recipient
CAREER READY INTERNSHIP GRANTS
YOU’RE HELPINGTRANSFORM YOUNG LIVES, SO KEEP UP THE
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GOOD WORKS W
INTER 2015