Sally is the director of the Take Stock in Children mentoring program for the Escambia County Schools Foundation. Take Stock is a statewide program that matches mentors with students from poor families who apply to the program.

Students get a mentor with whom they meet at least once a week to talk, work through problems in school, whatever they need. Students who complete the program by keeping at least a 2.5 GPA, meeting citizenship and attendance requirements, and staying away from crime and drugs, get an $8,400 college scholarship.

The Florida Prepaid Foundation matches the donations dollar for dollar.

Watch our interview to hear from Sally about the program and how it aims to make a difference.