ROCKFORD PROMISE
What if we could promise every graduate of Rockford Public School District 205 the encouragement, mentorship and financial support necessary to earn a college degree?
Every student would have a path to post-secondary education.
Potential residents would enthusiastically choose our community because of the opportunities for their kids.
Businesses would want to locate here because of the availability of a talented workforce.
That’s the vision of Rockford Promise, a non-profit 501(c)(3) location-based scholarship program modeled after promise programs around the nation.
$ 800,000
RAISED TO DATE
800
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS & SUPPORTERS
$ 131.81
LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED
65
ACTIVE PROMISE SCHOLARS
FEATURED SCHOLAR
OSCAR NIETO-PEREZ
Oscar Nieto -Perez graduated from Auburn high school is 2017. He was the first in his family to graduate from high school. With the help of a Rockford Promise scholarship, he’ll be the first to earn a college degree. This May, he’ll graduate from Rock Valley College with an associate’s degree but that won’t be the end of his higher education journey.