Suburban Balance

50 High school Seniors are graduating out of Suburban Balance and heading off to college or into a certification program or workforce development training program. Suburban helped connect students to paid internships in the careers they are pursuing. Suburban Balance successfully built a relationship with a major school district in Kansas which resulted in the non-profit launching the C.A.R. E. program (college and career access readiness education) to help build the competencies of students to help them navigate applying for college and we have helped connect them to job training and workforce development program called CARE which offers mentors to help support college students through college completion. The organization started recruiting C.A.R.E coaches and now have 10 C.A.R.E. coaches apart of the program. C.A.R.E is an initiative to help change the trajectory of declining college enrollment rates and declining college graduation rates amongst black students. This is a huge accomplishment. Also, over 100 high school students attended the launch and now the program is reaching over 200 students. 99% of students are heading to college or into a workforce development program. Suburban Balance is also building the mindset, behaviors and skillset to teach students about entrepreneurship and starting their own business someday. Exposing them to financial literacy, our motto is the earlier the better.

The number of families getting their children involved in Suburban Balance grew significantly in 2024. Nearly 100 families enrolled their children in our programming. These families receive access to a variety of educational programs, information regarding scholarships, mentoring resources, and the support of advocates who advocate for educational equity on behalf of families. The organization continues to work to remove inequities that create educational and health disparities as Education is a social determinant of health. In 2024 Suburban Balance awarded 6,000 in scholarships to help students go to college.