As part of our mission to ensure that kids succeed in school and grow into healthy adults, the On Track to Success Program was officially launched in Leamington during the Spring of 2015. Research tells us that keeping kids in school can improve many life outcomes, including improved health, higher life-long earning potential, and reducing the likelihood of at–risk behaviours like substance misuse, and illegal activities.
PROGRAM GOALS:
- Increase high school graduation rates for students living in low income
- Increase number of youth who enroll in a post-secondary education or trade program
The program also seeks to assist youth to develop skills and networks to help them to succeed in the modern job economy. Students with a minimum of one year of post-secondary education are shown to have $11,000 -17,000 more in annual earnings during their lifetime, essentially putting them on a pathway to prosperity. (see Overcoming the Odds Report)
The On Track to Success program is delivered in collaboration with a number of community partners. The program supports students in grades 9-12 at both the Leamington and West Windsor sites. The goal is to enroll 20 students per year per site into the program.
It costs $5,000 to support a student for one year of the five-year program. Many of our donors make a multi-year commitment to support a student for five years.
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RESULTS:
LINK: 2019-20 On Track To Success Year End Report
LINK: 2018-19 On Track to Success Year End Report
LINK: On Track to Success Independent Program Evaluation Results
LINK: On Track Student Profile - CTV Windsor News | May 2019
LINK: On Track Student Profile - Windsor Star | May 2019
LINK: 2017-18 On Track to Success Year End Report
LINK: 2016-17 On Track to Success Year End Report
LINK: 2015-16 On Track to Success Year End Report
LINK: On Track Student Profile - CTV Windsor News | November 2017
LINK: West Windsor On Track to Success Launch - Windsor Star | August 2016
Mary Jean Gallagher - On Track Endorsement
Mary Jean Gallagher is the former Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Student Achievement Officer for the province of Ontario, and the former Director of Education for the Greater Essex County District School Board. In this video, filmed in September 2017, she is speaking to educators about the importance of supporting the On Track to Success Program.
On Track To Success students - Where are they now?
Amber reflects on the On Track to Success program and her success coach Liam and its impact on her life now that she is in university. Amber talks about putting aside her fears and having a growth mindset.
First Graduating Class - On Track to Success
The first graduates of United Way's On Track to Success program take a look back at how far they've come and offer some advice to their grade 9 selves.
Last updated June 1, 2021
