Goal Card Program

Recent Goal Setter of the Month, Yasmine is joyously deep diving into her future with the help of the Goal Card Program at the RISE Foundation.  Goal Card participants in grades 10-12 are encouraged to step outside of their comfort zones when choosing future professions and make selections that will honor their desires to keep them always learning, achieving, and aspiring.  

Future Melrose High graduate Yasmine has done just that and is looking forward to pursuing a degree in law.  Yasmine has been in the Goal Card program since her freshman year and is a member of the RISE CSA (Children’s Savings Account) program where she will receive a matching gift from RISE to assist with her post-secondary education when she graduates! Yasmine has plans to attend Harvard University to become an Intellectual Property Attorney. 

We are pleased that she has selected such a unique legal specialty.  We know that this career selection will take her in many different and exciting directions.  Goal Setters of the Month are selected by each group’s Goal Card Coordinator with the help of representatives at our participating schools. 

Please consider contributing to the RISE Goal Card program today and ensure that students like Yasmine can discover opportunities that empower them to achieve their life's educational goals.  

While at Melrose High Miss JK was introduced to the RISE Foundation and our Children’s Savings Account Program (CSA). She was amazed at the opportunities that RISE offered and joined the program wholeheartedly. She has been a dedicated member of the RISE CSA program since its inception in 2018. When her family moved, JK transferred from Melrose High School, but she stayed with the program and continued to make monthly deposits into her savings account. 

In May of this year, JK graduated as the salutatorian of Compass Community School, and will be attending Southwest Community College in the fall majoring in Paralegal Studies.  We are so proud of JK for all her major accomplishments, including receiving her CSA account match, VISA gift card bonus, and HP Chromebook courtesy of Jack & Jill Foundation of America. Congratulations JK for staying the course and putting your academics, attendance and conduct at the forefront of your scholastic journey!

RISE Foundation CSA students are highly engaged in their financial literacy and education goals. They receive monthly bank statements in the mail detailing their account balances so that they can share their savings goals with their parents. Goal Card program coordinators monitor deposits as well and can help students who need to get back on track if they are having problems making deposits. Goal Card CSA program is critical in helping students in grades 10 – 12 implement real-world financial literacy skill planning and good money management practices.

Please consider supporting the Goal Card program at the RISE Foundation today. You are making a huge difference in the lives of students determined to change the course of their financial futures through improving their financial education and breaking the cycle of generational poverty for their families while they are in their youth.

Links:

• RISE Foundation website