Potential Needs a Partner

Donate to Support our Students and Volunteer! 

The Problem:

  • Students from low-income families face underfunded schools, limited access to enrichment opportunities, and rising barriers to college.
  • Their potential is enormous — but too often unsupported. Without access to academic resources, mentoring, and exposure to college environments, that potential can fade.

Our Solution:
Minds Matter is where potential finds a partner. Our three-year program brings together students and volunteers in a nationwide community that provides:

  • Mentorship that builds confidence, resilience, and direction.
  • Academic enrichment that strengthens core skills in math, writing, and critical thinking.
  • Summer college immersion experiences that open doors to new possibilities and prepare students for independence.
  • Personalized college advising that helps every student find — and reach — their best-fit school.

This holistic model, powered by volunteers and sustained by donors, has produced a 100% college acceptance rate for more than three decades.

Support Minds Matter so we can continue reaching more students across Detroit! 

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Where Donations Go

Minds Matter is a 100% volunteer run organization. Every penny you donate will go to the students in one of the following ways:

  • Average Saturday Sessions Cost: $15 per student: 
    • Breakfast & Lunch
    • Books & Material 
    • SAT Prep Material
    • Transportation 
  • Average Summer Academic Program: $2,500 per student
    • $2,000 ~ Tuition
    • $350 ~ Travel
    • $150 ~ Spending
  • Average College Fee(s): $400 per student
    • College Applications
    • Senior Gift 
    • College Stipend

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