The Upward Bound program at UWSP assists low-income and first-generation high school students prepare for and be successful in college.  The program serves 10 area high schools in central and northern Wisconsin.  Upward Bound gives students the opportunity to reach their full potential.  Due to current funding limits Upward Bound can only assist about 90 students each year. There are over 10,000 in our area that are eligible for service, if funds were available.

• Students who have completed Upward Bound are three times more likely to attain a Bachelor's degree.
• College going rates from low-income families have decreased by 21% since 1998, due to cost.
• Of the 75% of low-income and first-generation high school students who want to go to college in our service area, only 28% actually enroll.
• About 80% of high school dropouts are from low-income families.
• The typical college graduate pays back to their community $687,384 more over their lifetime versus the typical high school graduate, in taxes.
• Yearly, 80-100% of Upward Bound Program graduates enroll in college immediately after their high school graduation.
• On average there is only one high school counselor available for every 320 students in our service area.
• The program changes students lives.

                                            Your Donation
All monetary donations are utilized in the direct support of student needs.  Some of these are:

• Summer meals and lodging
• Transportation
• Activity fees/student supplies
• Cultural and educational field trips
• Instructional staff to teach college prep subjects
• College admission application fees
• College campus visits to regional universities
• Accept additional students into the program

If You Choose to Donate

Please Help Us Make Students Dreams Come True!

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