What is REAP?
The Rural Education for Americans Project (R.E.A.P.) is a non-profit foundation in California’s Central Valley that strives to promote educational opportunities for children of immigrants in rural farming communities. California’s agricultural industry has flourished as a result of the labor of hard-working immigrants. It is the aim of the REAP foundation to provide their children with guidance and incentive to seek higher education and become leaders and role models for future generations. REAP targets students from low income families in which the parents are first generation immigrants without college degrees from the United States. In other words, REAP strives to help those students whose parents are least equipped to help them get to college.
Create a college-going culture in communities with few graduate role models by incentivising students to achieve academically
Familiarize students and their families with the various pathways to college and help them stay on the college track
In addition to providing REAP scholarships, help students identify and secure additional college funding
Encourage students to set high standards and create opportunities for them to develop and practice leadership skills
Incentive-based scholarships that promote elevated standards supported by peer mentorship
REAP-funded Club Advisors provide additional support for students along the college track
Student and parent workshops help in the preparation and transition process into college