Project Graduate

Get them graduated. Stay beside them after.

Young people in foster care and the juvenile justice system have the determination to finish school. Project Graduate helps them earn a high school diploma, or a GED when a diploma isn't an option. Then we stay beside them with training, mentoring, and life-skills development to help them build a future of their own.

Every gift is doubled by a matching partner.

Goal: $50,000$13,571 raised so far

What your gift does

$25a monthKeeps a tutor available every month.
$50Covers a GED subject test and study materials.
$100Covers 2 GED subject tests.
$250A month of 1-to-1 tutoring, from high school classes to GED prep.
$500A year of skilled trades training, plus tutoring to help a young person finish high school.
$1,000or moreWith our matching partner, 4 students each get a year of tutoring, high school or GED support, and skilled trades training.
See how it works

Worse than a coin flip

In Michigan, a young person in foster care has worse odds of graduating on time than they do of winning a coin flip.

44of 100

students in foster care graduated on time in 2023

82of 100

of all Michigan students graduated on time in 2023

Each dot is 1 student out of 100; a filled dot graduated in four years. Class of 2023: 44.0% and 81.8%. Source: Michigan Department of Education.

This isn't about ability. When a young person is continually moved from home to home, and therefore from school to school, credits are easily lost, and a diploma can slip out of reach. The same is true for young people who have been through the juvenile justice system, where school is often interrupted and a second chance can be hard to find.

They don't need more grit. They need a fair shot.

Give them a fair shot

Finish school. Then keep going.

Many paths, one goal.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA The first choice, whenever possible. Another way to finish what they started. GED ONE GOAL Graduate, then thrive. WE CARE NEVER ENDS Mentoring and community connections,long after graduation.

Finish school

High school diploma

1-to-1 tutoring to catch up on credits, stay on track, and graduate.

Or a GED

If a diploma isn't an option, we help them earn a GED instead.

After graduation

Skilled trades

Training that leads to real careers and real paychecks.

Mentoring

Being a part of the We Care family that continues long after graduation day.

Self-sufficiency

The practical skills to run a life of their own.

One step at a time

Our Project Graduate emails will share how we support our youth in every aspect of life.

  1. Classes & homework
  2. GED Support
  3. Skilled Trades
  4. Mentoring
  5. Life Skills
  6. Graduate & Thrive
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Help them finish. Help them thrive.

Every young person in Project Graduate has already shown they can keep going. Your gift gives them the support to finish school and step into the future they choose. Every gift is doubled by a matching partner. Help us reach $50,000 for Project Graduate.

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