Mission

To passionately promote personal growth, self-responsibility, and academic success for deserving low-income children by providing a unique set of resources including mentors, scholarships, long-term support, student advocacy, and a guaranteed educational opportunity.

Our Goals

Efficiency- Improve Our Productivity

Accountability- Enhance Our Credibility

Expansion- Help More Deserving Children

Quality- Provide Meaningful Outcomes

Connection- Communicate More Effectively

Results- Produce Meaningful Outcomes

Take Stock in Children is a state program dedicated to changing kids' lives. There is a critical need in Flagler County to secure funds to enable academically capable students, who are at-risk owing to personal family and financial circumstances, to get an opportunity to graduate from high school, pursue a baccalaureate degree, and become productive citizens.

What you may not know is that over 40 percent of public school children in Flagler County have a documented need, and are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch. Many of these children are scholastically at-risk. Through our Take Stock in Children program, the Flagler County Education Foundation in partnership with the State of Florida has made a concerted effort to ensure that some of these deserving low-income students have a chance to attend college. Currently, there are 34 students enrolled in our Take Stock in Children program, but due to funding limitations, there is always a wait list for students.

How does the program work?

Individuals, business and professional organizations, and education foundations sponsor a child's scholarship with a donation. That donation is, in turn, will be matched by the State of Florida and matriculated. Upon graduation from high school, each student who has fulfilled the Take Stock in Children contract requirements is awarded a college scholarship.

To qualify for consideration a child must:

  • Be selected in 7th grade by the Take Stock Leadership Council
  • Sign a contract to stay drug and crime free
  • Maintain a stipulated grade point average (currently 2.0)
  • Demonstrate good behavior in school
  • Have a documented financial need
  • Have a strong determination to succeed.

The Education Foundation has a lofty goal to obtain scholarships for more kids. We sincerely hope you partner with us to better serve Flagler County Public school kids in need. Help us give all students a future filled with education!

To begin the process of becoming a mentor, simply fill out the mentor screening application

Mail or email to:

Flagler County Education Foundation, 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Building #2, Bunnell, FL 32110 brosen@flaglerschoolscom.

 

I will be in contact very soon. Please mark Take Stock in Children on the forms as the program of choice!

To learn more about this program please visit Florida's Take Stock in Children website please click here.

Yours in education,

Nicole Brose