At Onward Rising, one question continues to shape our growth and decision-making: How do we deliver a premium, relationship-centered experience while creating pathways for more families to access the support they need?
Early on, balancing price, value, and access was a challenge. The game-changer was discovering the ESA+ program in North Carolina. That opened the door to Florida’s Step Up for Students, and very quickly, we expanded our capacity to support families across nine different states.
These state-funded scholarships have brought dozens of incredible students into the CORE Confidence Program. While each state structures its program differently, the ultimate goal is the same: directing funds to help students access the specialized educational resources they need to thrive.
State educational funding can often become entangled in complex, state-level political debates. At Onward Rising, our stance is simple: we step out of the politics and focus entirely on the student. Our priority is helping families access premium executive functioning support at zero out-of-pocket cost so their kids can build the systems they need to succeed.
This week on our socials, we’re highlighting these partnerships. We’ll focus specifically on the Arizona ESA as a model and share the story of one family whose student was able to access our programming, and build lasting independence, through the support of that fund.
For the record, I want to share that we are approved direct pay vendors in each of the following nine states:
Arizona: Empowerment Scholarship Account
Florida: StepUp for Students
North Carolina: ESA+ (Education Student Accounts)
Utah: Utah Fits All Scholarship
West Virginia: Hope Scholarship
Louisiana: LA Gator Scholarship Program
Alabama: CHOOSE Act
New Hampshire: Children’s Scholarship Fund
Wyoming: Education Savings Account