Sanders and the whole Cornerstone family have brought together hundreds of business, industry, and community leaders who have a vested interest in making sure the children at Cornerstone succeed. There are two partnerships per student. Over 500 partners are now in the program, with a 91 percent renewal rate year after year. Some have even sponsored a child's education from kindergarten to 8th grade and are now starting over again sponsoring a different child. Some have partnered with as many as ten children at once.
Cornerstone seeks to nurture a culture of responsibility and ownership.
Everybody must pay something. Between the partnership program and its tuition policy, Cornerstone aims to teach its parents, partners, and students alike that the greatest gift in life is to give of one's self to help another. Urban settings have low expectations, dilapidated buildings, and deflated children. Cornerstone can help make them a reality. Sanders and the whole Cornerstone family have brought together hundreds of business, industry, and community leaders who have a vested interest in making sure the children at Cornerstone succeed.