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Ridgefield
A Better Chance

Empowering Minds for a Bright Future

Our Mission

Ridgefield A Better Chance (RABC) provides academically talented and highly motivated young women of color the opportunity to study at Ridgefield’s public high school. We provide educational, social, and cultural enrichment as we strive to prepare our Scholars to assume positions of responsibility and leadership in American society.

Our Scholars live together in the RABC house while attending Ridgefield High School, gaining the tools and experiences they need to excel in college and beyond.

What Our Scholars Say

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Zahra

“Thanks to RABC and an incredible college counselor, the college application process was less stressful and more empowering.”

Gabrielle

“RABC has given me opportunities I never imagined, like studying ballet and being accepted to a summer program with Alvin Ailey.”

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Our Impact

68 Scholars have graduated and gone on to top colleges since 1987

100% college acceptance among our Scholars

Opportunities funded include travel, arts, academics, and leadership

Scholars come from across the Northeast and build a lifelong sisterhood

Thank You Local Foundations and Business Sponsors

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Fairfield County Bank logo featuring a blue circular emblem with a white house on top of stairs and the bank name in black, with the tagline 'Caring for the Community Since 1871'.
Text on a white background that reads "Leonard & Mildred Igstaeder Foundation"
Text reading 'Wadsworth Russell Lewis Foundation' on a white background.
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Nuvance Health logo in blue, featuring three abstract shapes to the left and the company name to the right.

Thank you to our
Community Partners

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Seal of the Portland Firefield Public School, featuring a tree, landscape, and the year 1721 inside a circular design.
Logo for Doctors' Pediatric, featuring a white house icon, blue background, yellow sun, and the slogan 'Your family is our family'.
Logo of ACT, A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut, with its name written below in black text.
Logo of Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance featuring a stylized ballerina figure in blue with the text 'Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance' in black.
Logo of Copps Hill Family Medicine featuring two abstract figures in blue and orange holding a white heart, with the text 'Copps Hill Family Medicine' underneath.
Logo of The Ridgefield Playhouse featuring a purple geometric semi-circle tower design with the text 'The Ridgefield Playhouse Non-profit 501(c)(3)' beneath.
Ridgefield Parks & Recreation logo with an orange tree and wavy lines inside a circle, and a blue banner with white text.
Logo of the National Charity League, Inc., featuring a stylized monogram with the letters N, C, and L above the organization's name in elegant script.
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Logo with a figure wearing a graduation cap and a person with open arms, above the text 'Tutoring Club' in blue and orange.
Logo of World Champion Taekwondo Ridgefield featuring a stylized figure performing a high kick in white against a blue and red background, with bold black text.