Where Dreams Find Family
We exist to provide a lifeline of support—financial, emotional, and relational—to first-generation students and young women overcoming hardship, so they can rise, persist, and create a future filled with purpose and possibility.
Adopt A Destiny is a nonprofit organization empowering first-generation college students and women facing hardships by providing financial aid, mentorship, and personal growth programs to help them achieve academic and life success.
Pathways To Excellence
At the heart of our mission lies the Pathways to Excellence (PTE) program, providing comprehensive educational support and a supportive environment. Two key components of this program is focused on educational empowerment and community cohesion.
key components
Educational Empowerment
Community Cohesion
in action
Since our inception, we have supported seven students by awarding grants to supplement college expenses. Graduates have gone on to become doctors, engineers, and teachers, making a positive impact on their communities.
Visit our program page to learn more.
Additionally, we seek out long term financial sponsorship commitments from groups, organizations, and philanthropists to cover each student’s financial obligations. Click the link below to see the students available for sponsorship.
in action
Our approach is firmly rooted in the communities we serve. We ensure our efforts are tailored to the unique needs of our those we serve, by fostering close partnerships with local schools and organizations. This community-centric approach has proven instrumental in identifying and supporting women who might otherwise fall through the cracks.
In 2023, we partnered with Heartshare St. Vincent to provide a gala and clothing giveaway for 10 women from low-income families coping with homelessness, foster care release, and other social issues.
PROGRAM ALUMNI
Dr. SASHALEE BEASLEY
Sashalee Beasley is the inspiration behind our effort to help students. In 2016, our founder Morlette Cowan, committed to paying for Sashalee’s studies when she learned of her plight in a local newspaper. Over the next five years, she would support Sashalee with tuition and other costs.
We celebrate her recent achievement, completing her college studies with a well-earned medical degree.