Mission
BATTIER TAKE CHARGE FOUNDATION ("BTCF") HELPS PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MIAMI, HOUSTON, DETROIT AND CAMDEN, NJ, TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR LIVES AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, IN TURN, INSPIRE THOSE AROUND THEM - IN THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEIR SCHOOLS - TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR FUTURES. BTCF HAS AWARDED OVER 130 SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2008, TOTALING OVER $2.8 MILLION IN FUNDS PROVIDED. THROUGH BTCF'S PERSONALIZED INVESTMENT IN EACH SCHOLAR, BTCF HAS ACHIEVED A 95% COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE WITH THE BATTIER SCHOLARS, AND 100% OF THE GUIDE AND BATTIER NORTH SCHOLARS HAVE EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. BTCF'S SCHOLARS ARE LEADERS ON THE CAMPUSES OF PRESTIGIOUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S.