The mission of College Opportunity Resources for Education (CORE) is to provide scholarships to enable Philadelphia resident youth to pursue higher education and receive financial literacy training. CORE is dedicated to uniting communities with the goal of ensuring postsecondary education is affordable and accessible for all. CORE Scholars was the first scholarship of its kind to focus specifically on high school seniors - whether from public, private, charter, or parochial systems living below the poverty line for an Individual Development Account (IDA) savings program. Over the past nine years, CORE has awarded over 25,669 Philadelphia students a total of more than $30 million dollars. Of our original group of CORE Scholars, 58% ultimately graduated from college over six years.