WISH LIST $100: postage for 50 students to submit 3 college applications each; $500: college tour for 150 students to see a campus for the first time; $1000: SAT prep books for 100 students

Reach for College! was founded in 2005 by two urban educators who saw the need, and the means, to help traditionally disadvantaged students overcome the obstacles to higher education. In DC fewer than 30% of students attend college and only 9% graduate, leaving the vast majority unprepared for a world in which 70% of jobs require postsecondary education. So every day, as part of their academic schedule, 600 students in 25 classes in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County use RFC’s curricular materials to boost their academic skills with lessons on college-level reading, writing, and time management. Classes in SAT prep, college selection and application, and financial aid, help them navigate the application maze. And personalized attention makes all the difference: RFC-trained teachers encourage the less confident students, cajole the procrastinators, and celebrate with all the students when the acceptance letters roll in. 98% of RFC students receive college acceptances and 80% of these enroll in college right after graduation. It costs RFC $165 to get a student into college: Catalogue donors, get involved!

Deborah Insel & Brenda Harvey, Co-Directors 700 12th Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 202-246-7357 www.reachforcollege.org