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Outschool.org first developed Outbridge leveraging private philanthropy to provide families with education microgrants and navigation so they could design learning experiences that match their children’s unique interests and needs. After reaching hundreds of learners and their families in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, and Tennessee, Outschool.org has dramatically scaled Outbridge by partnering with state agencies to support ESA and microgrant programs.

Outbridge builds off of the success and learnings from our Family Financial Assistance Program, which impacted more than 32,000 families between March 2020 and August 2022. Outbridge aims to educate, empower, and support families navigating the fractured non-traditional learning ecosystem by providing access to curated community-based and national resources. 

We first launched Outbridge with 193 Black homeschooling learners through a partnership with Engaged Detroit. In February 2023, Outschool.org brought the Outbridge model to learners enrolled in traditional and charter public schools by partnering with the non-profit organization, Amplify GR, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Outschool.org began by supporting 40 learners at a neighborhood charter school serving predominantly Black students, then expanded the program support 400 learners in the fall of 2023.  Hear from our partners about the power of direct-to-family funding and empowering black parents by checking out our SXSW Edu 2024 Panel.

Outschool.org partnered with the Virginia Department of Education to leverage Outbridge to support 12,500 low-income Virginia families to optimize their $3,000 Learning Acceleration Grants for tutoring, assistive technologies, and specialized education therapy services and supports. Download the Virginia LAG case study here.

In 2024, we have partnered with South Carolina to support thousands of families enrolled in the Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) program. We are continuing to partner with state agencies to scale our Outbridge offering and ensure families are aware of, enroll in, and maximize ESA and microgrant services. We also continue to fundraise for privately-funded microgrant programs to ensure more families have access to funds to drive their children’s education and provide them with opportunities they otherwise couldn’t access.