STEPS Inc.

Education has become a very profitable industry when targeted towards those who can afford it, leading to structured, expensive, and bureaucratic organizations that fail to cater to each student’s needs. This cookie cutter mold is not ideal for students seeking quality learning experiences. Moreover, not enough is being done to ensure that underprivileged students have the resources, knowledge, and skills to take part in the technology industry that is our nation’s future. Many current outreach programs struggle in finding up-to-date technology and donations to support their curriculums and for students to keep. Solving this problem is important for inspiring the next generation of students/leaders and promoting equal access to opportunity. STEPS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that offers affordable and personalized peer-to-peer tutoring and college advising while donating 100% of profits in the form of grants and scholarships to support low-income youth and other nonprofit organizations. This is made possible by our dedicated volunteer network; as a nonprofit organization, we are able to offer service hours in exchange for monetary pay. Our services are affordable, personalized, peer-to-peer, and one-on-one. STEPS fosters a long-term relationship between our tutors and students, and our curriculums are constantly modified for each student to match the student's pace. Our motto is “Students don’t adapt to us, we adapt to the student.”