Foundations in Education
More than 13,000 students have walked through a door donors opened.
Since 2015, more than $29 million in scholarships has helped families choose an exceptional education for their children. The next chapter is to move from meeting 24% of verified need to more than 80% by 2035.
Two districts, one county.
Bridgeport and Darien sit less than 20 miles apart. The contrast is not a judgment about students, parents, or educators. The children are not less capable. It is evidence that the opportunities surrounding students remain profoundly different.
Catholic schools do not solve every source of inequality. They do give families another proven educational option, one that should not be reserved for those who can afford tuition without help.
Source: Connecticut EdSight.
Our students, at a glance.
4,172 students are enrolled in K-8 diocesan schools. More than 1 in 4 needs and receives aid.
What donor investment produced this year.
For ten years, lives have been transformed, but our work is just beginning:
Proof that the model works. And proof of what's left: $7.4 million in verified need still goes unfunded every year.
Closing the Opportunity Gap. One Student at a Time.
Each year every student with verified need receives a scholarship. All too often that aid leaves a gap between a student's need and a scholarship's support. Closing this gap would mean more students entering Catholic schools, more families staying in the schools they chose, and more children receiving the formation their parents want for them. Most importantly it means more students receive the opportunity they need to succeed.
By 2035, our goal is to meet more than 80% of verified need.
By 2035, we will close that gap.
That requires an additional $7.4 million in annual scholarship support — and champions who will open the door of opportunity for students.