what is CORE?
Every student deserves the opportunity to thrive.
Not every child starts from the same place. Some face obstacles that make success more difficult, while others simply need someone to believe in them. CORE meets Scholars and their families where they are, providing the support, experiences, and opportunities that help them build brighter futures.
Working alongside schools, families, and community partners, CORE helps students develop character, explore future careers, build financial confidence, and discover their own potential.
We also know that student success doesn’t happen in isolation. That’s why CORE embraces a Two-Generation approach—supporting both Scholars and their families with resources, educational opportunities, and community partnerships that strengthen the entire household.
Because when families grow stronger, students are better equipped to succeed.
Over the past 24 years, that approach has helped hundreds of young people discover new possibilities, graduate prepared for their futures, and build lasting success.
Opportunity changes lives. CORE helps make it possible.
What we've learned:
Every student deserves the opportunity to discover their strengths, explore their future, and build the skills to thrive.
Over the past 24 years, CORE has learned that meaningful relationships, engaging learning experiences, and family support create lasting impact. By investing in both Scholars and their families, we help young people develop the confidence, character, and practical skills they need to succeed in school, careers, and life.
You can see this through our impact data:
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- graduation rate from high school
- acceptance rate to college or vocational school
- of the scholars self-report that they feel prepared for post-secondary education
- Of our families are low income
CORE believes in the power of data to inform our work, ensuring that our organization is moving the needle in the right direction when it comes to poverty, equity and education. We utilize Salesforce to collect, organize, and report on impact areas. If you would like to know more about how we measure CORE’s impact, or would like to use our data, let us know!
What is2-Generational Programming
CORE works alongside both Scholars and their families because lasting success rarely happens in isolation. By supporting parents as they pursue educational and career opportunities while helping Scholars build character, explore careers, and develop financial confidence, CORE creates a partnership that benefits every generation.
We believe in equity for all.
CORE defines equity as each of us getting what we need to survive and succeed – access to opportunity, networks, resources, and support – based on where we are and where we want to go. Equity is the key that allows each of us to unlock our full potential.
We commit to affirming and celebrating racial, ethnic, gender, age, class, spiritual, national, regional, and personal identities within our organization and in the communities that we work with as a way to achieve equity. We build relationships with everyone in a way that empowers their voice, honors their values, and celebrates their strengths.
We commit to working toward our mission in a way that centers on social justice and equity at all levels of our work. We are accountable for upholding this belief in how we practice our values, and ensuring that it is reflected throughout CORE’s staff and board, and our operations and governance. We know that this is a work in progress and we as an organization commit ourselves to this ongoing work.