Steppingstone Scholars is an educational social mobility organization. For low income students in the City of Philadelphia, there are often no clear pathways to college or the workforce. Since 1999, Steppingstone has been working to address this systemic problem by creating not just one pathway, but many.
These barriers come from institutional practice, disinvestment in communities, and lack of focus of resources and expertise on low-income students and students from racial minority groups. Our current work at Steppingstone aims to deliver real, measurable results. We are working to increase the number of:
Academy Scholars attending highly and most selective colleges from 26% to 40% by 2025.
College graduates from the School District of Philadelphia by 10% over the next decade.
Internships and “Enrichmentships” for students by 1,000 in the next 5 years.