We're so proud of the impact our programs have throughout the City of Philadelphia and beyond. We could talk about it all day (and sometimes do), but we think the best way to share our successes is to pass the microphone to the people who know us best, our students!
Wholistic Well Being
"I've made a lot of nice friends and my teachers are amazing. Ready for the Future, really helped me during my senior year. They helped me prepare for college by taking us on college tours, bringing in guest speakers and workshops, and gave me 1 on 1 help with schoolwork. Today, I’m standing at the finish line and am preparing to go to the Community College of Philadelphia to study art and music."
-Yanitza R. (right ), Rock to the Future Grad '26
"I've been with Rock to the Future for around seven to eight years now so most of my life. The program has really been great for my mental health because music has been a way for me to express myself and express my emotions. Rock to the Future is just a really great program for helping students not only stay out of trouble but to also help them recognize their full potential."
-Brooklyn M. Former Rock to the Future student
"Rock to the Future has been one of Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Service Center's biggest contributors in helping our organization get back on track. Coming out of COVID at the end of 2021, we were in desperate need to get programming for our residents. With everything being isolated and residents not being allowed to move to programming, or do activities we really were saved in someway by the "THE ROCK" Lol. All the residents, and staff love the program, and the connection that our students are making once they are released back to the community. "
-Ronald Fuller, Juvenile Justice Services Center, Program Partner
"I feel like it's helped me in a way of figuring out who I want to be, because before I joined Rock to the Future I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life and now I know what college I want to go to I know what I want to be. So it's helped me with figuring out what I want to be in life and also it's helped me to bring myself out more because I used to be a very closed off kid, I used to be social but closed off. So it helped me open up more as a person and to know who I am."
-Tra'ahna, Rock to the Future Student