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Ready to Succeed
www.readytosucceedla.org
Co-Founder and CEO: Romi Lassally
(310) 422-2923
Mission
RTS empowers youth impacted by foster care to graduate college, launch successful careers, and reach their full potential.
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.
RTS gives youth who have experienced foster care the promise that every young person deserves: that chance at graduating from college and a future that they choose. More than 80% of kids in foster care want to go to college, and RTS is there for them when they arrive at its doorstep.
Furnishing Dorms, Creating Comfort, and Building Community for Foster Youth
Ready to Succeed’s (RTS) Project Dorm Room began by supporting 75 students and has since equipped over 900 foster youth with the essentials needed for college dorm life.
With more foster youth than they can serve, RTS aims to expand their reach and impact next year:
• $225,000 fully sponsors 300 students as they move into their new dorm rooms.
• $750 fully outfits one dorm room.
• $500 provides sleeping and personal items.
Foster youth have faced immense challenges growing up in the system – now, in college, they deserve the opportunity to thrive. Supporting Project Dorm Room ensures these students aren’t overlooked, giving them the foundation they need to succeed.
Key Supporters
Ralph M Parsons Family Foundation
The Chuck Lorre
Family Foundation
Sam Simon Charitable
Giving Foundation
Southern California Grantmakers Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative
U.S Department of Education
Banchik Family Foundation
Arrillaga Foundation
Jess Cagle
Jarl Mohn
Steven Barnett
Todd Kessler
Elizabeth Friedman
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Tania Suster
Emmanual Benton
Jon Gimbel
Eddie Valcin
Deanne Yamamoto
Harriet Zaretsky
Karen Jones
Mark Mosch
Susan Carr