New LASIF report shows breakthroughs in reversing L.A.’s college graduation crisis

At a time when 60% of L.A. County students who enter college don’t graduate, 82% of students who participate in programs funded by the Los Angeles Scholars Investment Fund (LASIF) do, according to a new progress report presented by California Community Foundation and the College Access Foundation of California and developed by Cause Communications.

895b6dcc-6415-4320-b86b-7825e9709799 LASIF combines multi-year scholarships with support programs tailored to the unique needs of low-income students, to help them get through college. With 2.3 million California jobs projected to go unfilled by 2025 due to a lack of workers with college degrees, it’s a vital issue to our region’s economic vitality.

This year, the investment fund provided $4.6 million in scholarships and operating support to 19 groundbreaking nonprofits with proven track records of success—far more than any individual scholarship fund, foundation or donor could do alone. To download a PDF of the report, please click here. For more information, contact Marie Condron, mcondron@causecommunications.com.