SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR
Many people and organizations come together to make Sponsor-A-Scholar possible. We are so grateful to our community for supporting these terrific young people through their high school journey. Sponsor-A-Scholar is a founding member of Milwaukee Mentors and the Wisconsin Youth Mentoring Council. These collaborative efforts seek to promote youth mentoring in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. Nationwide guidance on effective mentoring practices comes from MENTOR, National Mentoring Partnership.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
The YMCA Sponsor-A-Scholar mentoring program is extremely grateful for financial and volunteer support from:
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
The Burke Foundation
Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
Associated Bank
Assurant Health
Benidt Foundation
Michael, Best & Friedrich
Stone Creek Coffee
The Business Journal
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
WE Energies and Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation, Inc.
YMCA Strong Kids Campaign
Wells Fargo Community Support
Chris Dawson Memorial Fund
Wisconsin Puppy Mill Project, Inc.
M & I Marshall and Illsley Bank
NEA Foundation Grant to Close the Achievement Gaps in MPS
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
FIS
Milwaukee Brewers/Miller Park
Immanuel Presbyterian Society
The many individual and family funds contributing to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Sponsor-A-Scholar Fund and the YMCA Annual Giving Campaign
To find out more about how your company can support Sponsor-A-Scholar, contact us.
SAS has a
99%
high school graduation rate.
96%
of the high school graduates enroll in post-secondary education.