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FOSTERING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESSINVESTING IN YOUTHAs young people reach the critical age when they aretransitioning from adolescence into young adulthood, they are alltoo often left on their own to navigate these changes, with littlesupport and few options to pursue. Our Youth program rests onthe premise that all young people deserve access to a combinationof rigorous and relevant educational experiences to ensure theirsuccess in the workplace and as engaged citizens.4To create such opportunities, the Foundation funds organizationsworking to increase the number of low-income youth inPURPOSE The Youth program seeks toincrease the number of low-income youth inCalifornia who complete high school on timeand attain a postsecondary credential by theage of 25. By creating multiple pathways tosuccess, we hope to help more students to stayin school and connect with careers, community,and citizenship.California who complete high school on time and attain a postsecondarycredential by theage of 25. Our grants seek toincrease student retention,improve academic performance,and promote stronger andmore authentic connections tocommunity and citizenship.The urgency of the taskbefore us is clear, and the implications of our failure to accomplishit are staggering. Only 71 percent of California’s students