ACCESS envisions that all Boston youth reach their full potential through graduating college regardless of financial barriers. It aims to raise awareness of financial aid, guide students through the process, and secure scholarships for Boston students. Since 2004, ACCESS has educated over 8,000 students on affordability, advised nearly 10,000 on paying for college, and awarded over $2 million in scholarships, helping students secure $100 million in aid.

2. OUR VISION: We imagine a day when every young person in Boston reaches their fullest potential by graduating from college, regardless of their family’s financial capacity or college experience .

3. A college education can end poverty in a family line… College graduates earn $1 million more over a lifetime College graduates are: Four times as likely to be employed Less than half as likely to be arrested 75% of fastest growing jobs require a college education

4. … but the financial barriers to college are higher than ever Since 1985, the cost of a public higher education has tripled , a private one has doubled Last year’s BPS grads will self-finance $11,700 per year of their college education Pell Grant covers 36% of college costs today, as compared to 76% in 1980

5. LEVERAGE RESOURCES PROVIDE GUIDANCE DELIVER INFORMATION Raise awareness about financial aid and college affordability Assist and guide students and families through the entire financial aid process Secure financial aid and scholarships for Boston students More of Boston’s young people reach their fullest potential by graduating from college ACCESS operating model

6. ACCESS has had significant impact on Boston’s young people In the last four years, ACCESS has: Educated more than 8,000 middle and early high school students about how college can be affordable Advised nearly 10,000 high school students on how to pay for college Awarded more than $2 million in scholarships Helped students secure more than $100 million in financial aid

7. Since 2004, that impact has grown exponentially Sessions per student increased by 4x Financial Aid Advising Program for High School Seniors

8. Investing in advising returns significant financial aid $8.3 million $14.3 million $26 million $34.2 million Dollars (millions) $1 invested in one-to-one advising leverages $57 in financial aid and scholarships Financial Aid Secured by ACCESS Advisees

9. ACCESS scholars graduate from college at more than twice the rate (74.7%) than the BPS Average (35.5%) College Graduation Rates: Class of 2000

10. An ACCESS Success Story…

11. ACCESS’s Two Year Goals Reach 10,000 high school students through new 4-year Advising Program Partner with others to double college completion rates of BPS grads Advise 5,000+ students and families through community partnerships Build robust student tracking and evaluation capacity

12. To grow revenue, ACCESS will focus on individual and corporate support Sources of Revenue

13. Opportunities to Invest $1,000 – Underwrite one scholarship for a deserving student $5,000 – Fund a partnership between ACCESS and one of our community based organizations $25,000 – Provide financial aid advising for 400 needy students at a Boston high school Financial Support In-Kind Support Technology Supply laptop computers and portable devices for our school-based advising services Provide web and database design Professional Development Training Offer training programs to help our young & talented staff grow

14. “ What ACCESS has achieved in recent years is nothing short of extraordinary, and the work they do is so important. ACCESS puts the idea of college into the minds of Boston students as a necessary and achievable goal, and then provides the critical support to make that goal a reality.” Paul S. Grogan President and CEO, The Boston Foundation “ ACCESS reminds all of us what opportunity is about by investing in young people. When young peoples’ hopes and dreams are fulfilled, we make America stronger.” Senator Edward M. Kennedy