VICTORY COLLEGE PREP 1 OF JUST 5 SCHOOLS AWARDED MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT 

Support from Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation will sustain 4 years of college matriculation growth

A four-year proposal from Victory College Prep to increase college enrollment rates for its high school graduates has earned new support from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation’s College Matters initiative with a grant of $1.5 million, an award that follows prior grants to VCP of $150,000 and $20,000 announced during the 2023-2024 academic year. 

VCP’s newly funded plan will create six new strategic programs through the 2027-2028 academic year that will improve students’ college readiness through enhanced academic rigor and expand college enrollment through new coaching and wrap-around services that support both students and their families. Funds will also support creating a long-term sustainability plan for the new VCP programs being launched.

You can learn more about College Matters and the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation’s investment in VCP on the foundation website at www.rmff.org/news.

IN THE NEWS: VCP AWARD OF FAIRBANKS COLLEGE MATTERS GRANT

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