Graduation Celebration Success!

By Giving List Staff   |   May 23, 2025
Ready To Succeed Graduation, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jeff Lewis)

Ready to Succeed wants to thank you for being part of this year’s Graduation Celebration. It was a powerful day filled with inspiring speeches, generous surprises (including $2,000 gifts to Scholars from the Change Reaction), and heartfelt community support.

Together, you and the RTS Community raised over $230,000 to help former foster youth and first-gen college students launch into careers with confidence.

Your support reminds every graduate that they’re not alone — you’re walking beside them into their future. Learn more about RTS here!

Master of Ceremonies Jess Cagle opens this years’ 2025 Graduation Celebration.
 

Ready to Succeed

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www.readytosucceedla.org
Director of Developmentn & Corporate Partnerships: Candice Rosales
(310) 422-2923

Mission

Ready to Succeed is dedicated to helping young people previously in the foster care system navigate the full experience from college to career. Through a unique four-year program, Ready to Succeed provides the resources, relationships, and opportunities they need to thrive both personally and professionally.

Begin to Build a Relationship

We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s Director of Development and/or Executive Director.

I support Project Dorm Room because providing the essentials for a college dorm room helps launch incoming foster youth into their new lives as college students. College is a big adjustment and not only does the program celebrate this momentous occasion, it helps create their new home and find a community of people that want them to succeed. Project Dorm Room is like a college move-in day fairy godmother!
Anissa Siegel, Supporter

Equip a Dorm Room, Empower a Life

Project Dorm Room gives foster youth the essentials and support they need to start college with confidence.

  • $250 – Study Kit: Supplies & basics to start strong
  • $500 – Comfort Package: Bedding & daily essentials
  • $1,000 – Full Dorm Room: Everything a student needs
  • $5,000 – Sponsor 10 Students: Outfit 10 dorm rooms
  • $25,000 – Sponsor a Freshman Class: Support an entire cohort
  • $100,000 – Build Belonging: Underwrite 4 campus cohorts

Key Supporters

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Dr. Bronner’s
Banchik Family Foundation
Modern Woodmen
Fraternal Financial
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