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Stand Together Foundation is dedicated to supporting bottom-up solutions that empower those in poverty. As reported last year, JUMPSTART was selected as one of 13 nonprofit partners to join Stand Together Foundation's 2021 Catalyst Program. This annual program is designed to help top-performing nonprofits deepen their impact and transform more lives. The six-month curriculum includes individualized leadership and management coaching, access to a peer network for advice and partnerships, and a variety of legal services and software tools to increase effectiveness.

In September of 2021, Cary Sanders, our Executive Director, and Don Williams, Co-Founder of JUMPSTART and Director of Community Relations, attended Stand Together Foundation's leadership training in Washington, DC. And in March of this year, Cary, Don, and Tiffany Crossby, our Director of Mission Advancement, traveled to Austin, Texas to attend Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Summit.

In addition to the training and coaching we have received through this program, Stand Together Foundation also surveyed 100 of its Catalyst Partners. Of those surveyed by Stand Together Foundation, JUMPSTART ranked 1st for the lifetime value we create for those we serve! We are excited to learn about how we can implement best practices to better serve our participants through this continued partnership with Stand Together Foundation.

Through the survey conducted by Stand Together Foundation (sent to program participants and graduates), JUMPSTART ranked 1st (out of 100 Catalyst partners) for the lifetime value we create for those we serve!