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Become an RTS Scholar and we’ll work alongside you to create your personal path to career success.

Your motivation and tenacity led you to college. Now we’re ready to help make sure you have what it takes to jump-start your career when you graduate. Join RTS and you’ll learn about new jobs, companies (and yourself!), have access to exclusive paid internships and build a professional network you’ll have for life. 

Ready to Succeed is a unique, holistic program designed to bridge the college to career gap for foster youth in college OR RTS is a unique, holistic program designed specifically for foster youth in college to help build the career skills, professional networks, work experiences and community you need to graduate work and life ready.  As an RTS Scholar, you’ll join a group of your peers as rising college sophomores and receive services and support through your first year of full time employment. You’ll have a dedicated team of trained advisors supporting your college to career journey, access to a vast network of industry professionals, scholarship funding to cover basic needs expenses and a directory of dedicated resource partners to ensure you have what you need when you need it.  

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Start College with Confidence

Become an RTS Scholar and we’ll work alongside you to create your personal path to career success. Your motivation and tenacity led you to college. Now we’re ready to help make sure you have what it takes to jump-start your career when you graduate. Join RTS and you’ll learn about new jobs, companies (and yourself!), have access to exclusive paid internships and build a professional network you’ll have for life. 

“Joining Ready to Succeed was a leap of faith, and it took hard work. But even though I was a stranger, RTS truly cared about me. They wanted to know who I was and what I dreamed of for my future career.”

Natalie Catalan, UCLA 2018

Our 5 Pillar Program

1:1 Career Coaching
100% of our RTS Scholars graduate from 4-year Universities
Network Building
Access to 500+ professionals for guidance, exposure, and real-world connections
Career Track Opportunities
Hands-on opportunities to build résumés and confidence
Targeted Financial Support
Basic needs scholarships and emergency aid to prevent setbacks
Mental Health and Wellness Support
Mental health, housing, and peer support that fosters belonging

Do I Qualify?

The program is designed to be a 3-year program, where we ideally begin to work with students after their first year of undergraduate studies until their graduation. Because of this, RTS has a strong preference for applicants who meet the following eligibility:

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Background

A System-impacted background (such as Foster system / Foster care, Kin Gap Care, Adopted, Institutionalized group home, Legal guardianship, Wards of the court, Unaccompanied homeless youth, or similar experiences)

02
Degree In-Progress

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a California-based school

03
Graduation Year

Current first-year and/or graduation date of Spring 2029

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