Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program

Our program is specifically designed to meet the needs of at-risk teenage girls in our nation's public high schools. It helps them turn obstacles into opportunities by providing the exposure, motivation and confidence to create a better future for themselves, their families, and society. Women of Tomorrow engages highly accomplished professional women as mentors in a small group setting. We operate in partnership with public school districts; all activities are held during the school day, under the auspices of the school district. The schools select at-risk girls for participation based on a broad definition of “at-risk” including low income, abuse, disability, likelihood of dropping out of high school, becoming involved in gangs, drugs, criminal activity, getting pregnant or academic, social, behavioral, medical or other risk factors. Each group is diverse in its composition with girls in 9th - 12th grade who have varying strengths and weaknesses so they can learn from and empower each other. Girls in the program typically do not know each other prior to joining the group. Our program includes monthly group mentoring sessions, career-focused fieldtrips, specialized college campus visits & scholarship opportunities. Our proven results include: - 95% high school graduation rate for our mentees vs. 57% for ethnic and racial minority students in the United States. - Over 91% of mentees have firm plans to enroll in higher education - Statistically significant increased in grade point averages (GPA) each year - Statistically significant improvement in self-esteem