b'OUR MESSAGE TO STUDENTSGROWYOURFUTUREJust like cultivating a garden, growing your future takes time, commitment, and a determination to succeed.For a combined five decades, Philadelphia Futures and Steppingstone Scholars have worked to ensure every student has what they need to succeedin college and thrive in life. Now, thanks to our merger, Philadelphia Futures and Steppingstone Scholars will be able to serve more students and grow the scale of our services. The combined organization will create even more sustainable access to academic and workforce opportunities, especially for Black, Latino, and first-generation students. Grow Our bold vision for the new organization is that all Philadelphia students graduate high school with pathwaysGrowGrow hat support to economic mobility through college and workforce success. As the merger operationalizes, increased scale Your and capacity will make it easier for students to access advisors, enrichment programs, and partnerships twill be here to support whatever future you cultivate for years to come. YourYourtheir success beginning in middle school and extending through college and into a career. This combined organization Future Resources like the Step Up to College Guide, which offers a step-by-step approach to becoming college-ready and curriculum in many schools across Philadelphia and across the country. FutureFuturecollege-bound will continue to help us grow those pathways for students. The Guide is the foundation of a college-going We are grateful to all those who make the Step Up to College Guide possible, especially our sponsors and the schools,community-based organizations, and other institutions that use this important college-going resource in their classrooms and with their students. In our merged organization, this ongoing partnership will be especially critical as we work to ensure every student has the tools and opportunities they need to grow their future through college and career success.Sara L. WoodsSean E. Vereen President and CEOPresident and CEO Philadelphia FuturesSteppingstone ScholarsCo-President of Merged OrganizationCo-President of Merged Organization'