Our Goal Card program teaches public school students how to set and achieve academic, financial and life goals. The incentive program provides structured academic mentoring and support from adult volunteers, who lend their time and insight to provide ongoing encouragement and guidance. Students earn points for their achievements, which are redeemable for school supplies, gift cards and small electronic items. They can also choose to bank their points for even bigger rewards.
TO QUALIFY
- Students must be in grades 5-12
- Live in ZIP code 38126
- Be a student at Cummings Elementary, LaRose Elementary, Vance Middle School, Booker T. Washington High School or Melrose High School
TESTIMONIAL
“The RISE Foundation is the epitome of what collaboration between a school and a community organization should be as it pertains to a working relationship. The Goal Card program offers an opportunity for our customers to be exposed and educated for personal integrity, civic awareness, work place literacy and academic achievement. Every school should be afforded an opportunity to work with serious, concerned and determined people who believe in making it happen, as opposed to those who talk about making it happen. Kudos to the RISE Foundation!”
Leviticus S. Pointer
Principal, Vance Middle Schoo
STATS
Goal card served nearly
600 students
in the 2016-2017 school year.
Students participated in
financial forums, literacy contests, and educational field trips.
Goal card participants
outscore their peers
in graduation rate and attendance.
Founded in 2003, Goal Card has served more than 5,000 students to date.
Colleges and universities in which former Goal Card participants are enrolled or have attended include:
GALLERY
CONTACT
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