Take Stock In Children is a powerful and proven college mentoring and scholarship program for deserving students. Take Stock in Children provides, college scholarships, mentors and hope for deserving at-risk students to break the cycle of poverty and help them reach their greatest potential. One to one mentoring is maximized through dedicated volunteers encouraging students on a weekly basis, during the school day, on the school campus. Motivated students are guided by advocates to embrace the opportunity of preparing for higher education to achieve their dreams. Family cycles of poverty, prison, and addiction are broken through volunteers and education. Students succeed and become educated, engaged community citizens and leaders.