Take Stock in Children mentoring program reports 100% graduation rate for participants

Sep 8, 2026

Rizzo described the Take Stock in Children program, which pairs mentors with at-risk students for four years and offers a four-year college tuition scholarship; she said the program currently serves about 80 students and expects 34 seniors to graduate this year.

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Teresa Rizzo said Take Stock in Children pairs identified students with mentors for all four years of high school and offers a four-year college scholarship if students meet program requirements. "We have a 100% graduation rate in that program," she said, and noted that the foundation currently has about 80 students in the program with roughly 34 seniors graduating this year.

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