Expanding opportunity, worldview, and potential for Pocono Mountain youth. We lead with academics, walk families through college applications and financial aid, and take students to see campuses for themselves.
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The financial aid picture is more accessible than most Pocono families realize. Start here.
Princeton’s real cost for families earning under $150K is $0. Here’s why sticker price is the number almost nobody pays.
Pocono Mountain has the scholars, the athletes, and the future leaders. What it doesn't have is access: to the information that shows a family its real college price, to mentorship, and to the campuses that show kids how big the world really is. Families here make decisions about college and careers from what they can see locally, not from everything that is open to them.
Crown Roots Foundation exists to change that through three programs. Each one closes a different part of the gap, and each one depends on funding to reach more families.
Our direct-service program. We help students build a strong academic record, work through college applications and financial aid with their families, and see campuses in person.
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The software we build and own. In/Root shows any family what a college would really cost them. Out/Come is where our staff build a plan with each student.
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Our media platform for the Pocono youth community: rosters, scores, spotlights, and stories that show families what is happening here and what is possible.
Visit Crown Hub →Campus visits organized from start to finish, so students can see a college for themselves. Right now families pay a $75 trip fee that covers transportation, and we’re pursuing grants to help eliminate that cost, family by family.
College guidance, the real price of college for each family, and help with applications, the FAFSA, and scholarships. On campus visits, students see where they’ll actually spend their time, not just the tour route.
Streamlining coaching resources, admin best practices, and success pathways so organizations can focus on what matters: the kids. Coaches clinics, shared support, and spotlights of success.