When you invest in something, you expect to see a Return on Investment.
In the business world, this is called ROI.
In 2020, the US Department of Education invested with a five-year grant $2.1 million in UC Davis and the UC Davis MIND Institute to fund the launch of the first-ever four-year, residential inclusive college program in California: the Redwood SEED Scholars Program.
What did that $2.1 million FEDERAL INVESTMENT do?
After four years, we graduated our first cohort of students.
We can see the LIFE-LONG IMPACT that this opportunity made on the first graduating class:
🔹 88% of our graduates are EMPLOYED and make a living wage.
> Compare that to the adult population of people with ID in California, where ONLY 15% have any kind of employment!
🔹 88% of our graduates LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
> Compare that to the adult population with ID in California, where only 12% live independently and 9% live in institutions!
What about the IMPACT for other students?
For worksites?
For professors?
For the larger community??
It is TREMENDOUS.
Take a look at our 2020-25 IMPACT REPORT.
If you believe in the opportunity for young adults with intellectual disabilities to attend college, we could use your support.
If you can see the return on investment, and you are willing to invest, your money will have a life-changing impact on students with intellectual disabilities.