Cristo Rey Orange County taps local partners for $5M fundraising goal

While the Cristo Rey Network corporate work study program covers 45% of funding per school, 50% is secured through fundraising and 5% is accounted for by students’ families.

Families pay $25 to $300 a month in tuition depending on family size, income and other factors.

“There are many other private schools that offer financial aid and scholarships for students from underserved communities, which is great, but they don’t always have the capacity to provide support for the students who are specifically from these communities,” Cristo Rey Orange County Founding Vice President Steffanie Early told the Business Journal.

To further support its students, the school has partnered with youth-mentoring non-profit Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and other organizations that help students struggling with food insecurity.

Cristo Rey OC aims to raise $5 million this year. The school has raised about $1 million to date.