Step Ahead Idaho Inc.

“Expenses advertising 2,661 office supplies & software 4,535 insurance 1,673 bank charges 1,463 dues & subscriptions 60 meetings & meals 810 other operating expenses 2,652 repairs & maintenance 400 non-investment depreciation 2,425 total 16,679”

“Equipment & furniture 15,573 15,573 less accumulated depreciation 1,018 3,443 total 14,555 12,130”

“Step ahead idaho addresses the community need for more comprehensive, affordable college admission counseling by providing free college drop-in advising, free workshops, and fee-for-service workshops.”

“We operate two college advising centers: a pop-up drop-in at the downtown ymca and a stand-alone center adjacent to the hillcrest library. These drop-in centers are completely free of charge and designed to be a place where student can get counseling and advice on any aspect of the college- going process. We typically see 50-60 students each month. We staff this site ourselves and train volunteers to assist us. The ymca and the library charge no rent for us to use these facilities. There are 14 public high schools in the treasure valley, and more than 10 private and charter high schools that serve over 25,000 high school students. As the treasure valley experiences rapid growth, our capacity to serve this increased, diverse population or learners will also expand. We strive to reach out to the larger community with free talks at our new hillcrest location and events that provide information to target groups. Among our most heavily attended sessions are: how to choose a college, what to know about applying to selective schools/military academies/ivy leagues, navigating financial aid, boise school district health professions expo and how to be a recruiter athlete. In the last year, our outreach has extended to providing workshops at the hispanic leadership conference, leadership boise, boise school district evenings about health and stem-based careers, sessions for financial planners interested in providing better college affordability advise for their clients, and college-readiness clinics for over 1500 junior high and high school students. We offer several private advising options for students, including one-on- one advising and intensive essay-writing workshops-all on a sliding-scale, fee-for-service basis. Over ten years we have grown from serving a handful of students to over 200 one-on-one each year. We also work in tandem with school districts in the treasure valley to teach classes on college readiness, college applications, and college essay writing.”