Take Stock in Children

Education Programs

Change a child’s life today… and break the cycle of poverty through education.

Education Programs

Change a child’s life today… and break the cycle of poverty through education.

Now more than ever, we must take stock in our children.

For more than 25 years, Take Stock in Children of Duval, Putnam and Suwannee Counties, has been changing the lives of deserving (or under-served) children by combining in-school support through a college success coach, the promise of a college or vocational school tuition scholarship and most importantly the guidance of a caring mentor.

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Now more than ever, we must take stock in our children. For over 25 years, Take Stock in Children of Duval, Putnam and Suwannee Counties, has been changing the lives of deserving (or under-served) children by combining in-school support through a college success coach, the promise of a college or vocational school tuition scholarship and most importantly the guidance of a caring mentor.

Our comprehensive wraparound services start in middle school, continue through high school and most importantly, remain through post-secondary completion.

  • One-on-One Mentoring: Providing underserved youth with a caring volunteer adult role model.
  • College Readiness Coaching: Engaging middle and high school students with college focused wraparound services.
  • Post-Secondary Retention: Providing post-secondary transition services and retention coaching.

Goodwill Industries of North Florida facilitates the Duval, Putnam and Suwannee Take Stock in Children Program which raises funds for scholarships through individual, community, civic and private donations.

Leadership Council

Andy Baggs

Morgan Stanley

Curt Cunkle

EverBank

Phillip Simmons

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools

Shawn Dale Goddard

Dist. Aide to State Rep. Bobby Payne (Putnam)

Anthony Glenn

Macquarie Group

Kathy Christensen

Community Volunteer

Kirk Hansen

Retired CCS Presentation Systems

Lisa Schilling

Nemours Children's Health

Wendy Dunlap

Duval County Public Schools Executive Director of School Counseling Services

For Mentors

What is a Mentor?
A mentor is a caring, compassionate adult who chooses to devote their time to a young person. Mentors offer support, guidance, and encouragement. If you can donate 30 minutes a week, you can change a life by helping a child build confidence, a solid foundation of values, establish goals, improve their academic and life skills.
According to Mentoring.org, with a mentor, at-risk youth are 46% less likely than their peers to start using drugs and 55% more likely to be enrolled in college. Mentors do make a difference!
Mentoring takes place once a week for 30-60 minutes, during the school year only. Mentoring occurs either in-person at the school or virtually using Take Stock in Children’s MentorApp where students and mentors can talk via video or texting. The days and times of mentoring sessions are arranged between the mentor and mentee depending on their individual schedules and classes. In-person mentoring may be available at the student’s school per the school’s guidelines.

The first step to becoming a mentor is to fill out a mentor application by clicking here. After your application is received, you will then be asked to complete a mentor training online followed by a background check and signing release forms. All this can be done virtually.

Mentor Resources

For Students

Get on the Path to Success

If you’re ready to take control of your future, Take Stock Duval, Putnam and Suwannee can help by providing you with the motivation, support, and academic assistance you need in order to achieve success. This rewarding opportunity provides the promise of a college tuition scholarship, a caring mentor, college readiness coaching, and continuous involvement from college retention specialists to ensure post-secondary success. We want to see our students succeed, which means we have high expectations and demand accountability among all participants. Therefore, each student is required to sign a contract promising to abide by the program’s rules in order to attain a tuition scholarship.

To enroll, students will be expected to meet all these requirements:

  • Meet with mentor once a week
  • Stay drug and crime free
  • Meet with college success coach regularly
  • Maintain a 2.0 or higher GPA
  • Be enrolled in the 6-9th grade in a public school
  • Meet income eligibility requirements (provide parent 1040 tax form)


Take Stock in Children believes all young people should have access to post-secondary opportunities. Why shouldn’t you? Now is the perfect time to take a hold of your future and choose your own path – the path to success.


Apply today! Download the student application, then download the cover page, complete and email to applicants@goodwillnorthfl.org or click on the link below to complete the student application online.

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