We Believe in Your Dreams
We aspire to live in a region where one’s income, race, or ethnicity cannot be a statistical predictor for academic success, and where every child has equitable access to post-secondary education, training, and opportunity. Our mission is to level the socio-economic playing field by supporting students from under-served communities to achieve their career and college dreams. Our multifaceted approach helps families navigate systemic barriers that challenge accessibility to post-secondary education. We do this by providing mentorships, personal and academic support, comprehensive financial aid literacy, and college/training/career advising to succeed in college and beyond.
If you’re a Whatcom or Skagit County student looking for support with college, training, and career pathways navigation, we can help!
We Won Gold!
FuturesNW recently won the Gold Badge from the National Quality Mentoring System (NQMS), earning us statewide acclaim for QuickStart to College’s adherence to the highest national standards in mentoring and our commitment to continuous improvement in supporting underserved youth.
Many of our QTC near-peer mentors were themselves participants in QTC just a few years ago! We are so proud of this achievement and will continue to uphold these high standards to best serve our students and families.