Give Today: Make a difference for students with learning differences

MATCHING GRANT OPPORTUNITY:

GIVING TUESDAY is December 3. Today we are asking you to consider giving generously to Sophia Academy on Giving Tuesday

Sophia Academy has an ambitious goal to raise $25,000 for scholarships by the end of the year. Every dollar you give will be matched through the generosity of a first-time donor!

Did you know that 100% of our students receive a significant amount of financial aid? Without a designated scholarship fund, they would not be able to experience the academic and personal success that I witness every day. The transformation in each of our students is truly remarkable.

Two of our students came to us with years of emotional trauma and traumatic brain injury on top of that. Since TBI will affect a student's ability to regulate their emotions, one of those struggled in school as he had to relearn how to interact, how to react to others' comments appropriately, and how to focus in class. He is a smart young man who has great potential, but he needs a small school like Sophia Academy where he is loved, guided gently, encouraged, and challenged. Now in his third year with us, he has just been elected Student Body President and plans to take dual enrollment as a junior.

His grandmother has this to say: "His willingness to be in an in-person school has risen to 100% because he loves Sophia Academy."

Here is the problem: the cost of our unique education is significant. We need your help to keep meeting the needs of these urban teens.

You do not need to wait until December 3rd. If you give today and designate "Scholarship Fund," your donation qulifies for the matching grant.

Sophia students learn to intubate a "patient" at the Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium run by Esperanza College of Eastern University.

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Art classes offer the opportunity to operate out of both sides of the brain each week.