Culturally Responsive Strategies for Financial Aid Access
Financial aid, a critical resource for college access, remains largely untapped by thousands of students in Washington each year. A complex process filled with unfamiliar terminology, confusion around eligibility, and […]
The Role of Peer Mentoring in College Achievement
College can be tough, especially for first-year students. Research from the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition shows that students who participate in peer mentoring […]
Partnerships with Purpose: Announcing Recipients of $1.2 Million Challenge Grant
The Foundation for Tacoma Students (FFTS) is proud to announce the awarding of 20 grants totaling $575,000 to local organizations through the Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) fund. In partnership with Pierce County, these grants will support critical out-of-school programs for youth who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
CARA Partnership Powers New Peer Support at TCC
With the support of ECMC Foundation and in partnership with The Foundation for Tacoma Students, CARA’s peer to peer persistence model has been off and running at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma Washington […]
Rekindling Trust in Higher Education: The Imperative of Financial Aid Programs
The Imperative of Financial Aid Programs At the Foundation for Tacoma Students (FFTS), we firmly believe that policy strategies aimed at increasing postsecondary enrollment rates should prioritize improving the uptake […]
Policy Learning Tour 2023: Movers and Shakers In The Local Community
We’ve recently wrapped up another exciting adventure at the Foundation for Tacoma Students: our annual Policy Learning Tour! This event brought together policymakers, elected officials, state agency leaders, and all […]
Building Pathways to Success Through Peer Mentoring
The Pierce County Pathways Peer Mentoring initiative has officially launched at Tacoma Community College (TCC) with the Titan PULSE Mentors Program. This initiative is designed to support college students’ retention, persistence, and completion.
FFTS Launches County-Wide Initiative Enabling Postsecondary Success
The Foundation for Tacoma Students is excited to introduce our newest postsecondary success initiative, Pierce County Pathways, a dual approach to systems change and programmatic delivery. This initiative is a natural evolution of our community’s success in the first decade of the Graduate Tacoma movement. It consists of three distinct yet interconnected areas which help advance our community’s 2030 goal—postsecondary access, postsecondary completion, and entry into the workforce.
