STARFISH INC
2955 N MERIDIAN 101, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46208 www.starfishinitiative.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: STARFISH INC IS A COLLEGE ACCESS AND READINESS PROGRAM SERVING LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND BY PROVIDING TIMELY INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF PROMISING, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERVENTION STRATEGY INVOLVES A PERSONALIZED, LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT NETWORKS VITAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS. AT ITS HEART, THE ORGANIZATION IS A MENTORING PROGRAM, MATCHING ACADEMICALLY PROMISING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL ADULT MENTORS WHO MAKE TWO-YEAR COMMITMENTS TO SERVE AS "COLLEGE COACHES" TO KEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK TOWARD GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS.

PROVIDE LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH MENTORING, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT.

STARFISH SERVES 100 PERCENT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, AS DEFINED BY BEING ELIGIBLE FOR INDIANA'S TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. COLLEGE ACCESS AND READINESS PROGRAMMING OPERATES ON THE PREMISE THAT ONE- ON-ONE, COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING IS THE MOST PROMISING METHOD OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. SCHOLAR SPECIALISTS SUPPORT THE MENTOR/STUDENT MATCH, ENSURING THAT A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP IS ESTABLISHED AND BENEFICIAL TO THE SCHOLAR. EACH SCHOLAR SPECIALIST OVERSEES UP TO 80 MATCHES, WORKS WITH THE SCHOLAR'S FAMILY AND SCHOOL, AND PLANS AND EXECUTES COLLEGE READINESS ACTIVITIES. THROUGH ONE- ON-ONE MENTORING, STARFISH INITIATIVE IS IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL FUTURES OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN INDIANAPOLIS.

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