Miami, Florida • Established 2005
Scholars Today,
Leaders of Tomorrow
We educate, empower, and equip teenagers and young adults with the skills to excel in academics, financial literacy, career development, and community service.
Our Commitment
Academically competitive, civically inclined, financially equipped.
Academically Competitive
College preparation, entrance essays, and SAT and ACT readiness that help our scholars beat the statistics year after year.
Civically Inclined
Meaningful volunteer work and community service that turn today's scholars into tomorrow's engaged leaders.
Financially Equipped
Financial literacy for youth and their families, from money management and credit to generational wealth.
Our Story
From one scholarship to a movement.
Scholars Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (STLT) was founded by Dr. Cassandra Arnold, a proud 2004 Business Administration graduate from Florida A&M University. At the age of 22, in 2005, she started Essence of a Haitian Woman Scholarship Foundation (EHW), a scholarship foundation and 501(c)(3) non-profit to give back to FAMU, an institution that gave her so much in return. It was a vehicle to increase the number of young Haitian women pursuing a business degree at FAMU, by providing them with a scholarship.
Years later, EHW became Scholars Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (STLT), with a broader mission to educate, empower and equip teenagers and young adults with the skills to excel in the areas of academics, financial literacy, professional and career development, and community service. Housed under STLT are the following programs: Thinking Ahead College Preparatory Program, Fiscally Fit TV Show, Essence of a Haitian Woman Scholarship Foundation, and April L. Simmons STEM Scholarship for Girls.
Chief Servant Leader
Dr. Cassandra Arnold
Founder & Director
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.Marian Wright Edelman
Dr. Cassandra Arnold, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti and long-time resident of Miami, Florida, founded the scholarship foundation and 501(c)(3) non-profit at the age of 22, with a mission to empower young adults with the leadership training and development skills to succeed. Her foundation provides thousands of dollars in scholarships and mentoring hours to Haitian female students studying business and Black female students studying STEM at Florida A&M University, her beloved alma mater.
Read Her Full StoryOur Programs
Five ways we build scholars into leaders.
Each program is housed under STLT and designed to educate, empower, and equip the next generation.
Thinking Ahead College Prep Program
College preparation, SAT and ACT readiness, entrance essays, and one to one mentoring for juniors and seniors.
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Fiscally Fit TV
A financial literacy television show on Island TV reaching over one million South Florida households.
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Essence of a Haitian Woman Scholarship
Scholarships and mentoring for young women of Haitian descent pursuing business degrees at Florida A&M University.
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April L. Simmons STEM Scholarship for Girls
Financial support for promising young women of African descent pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Florida A&M University (FAMU)
Giving back, since 2005, to the number one public HBCU that shaped our founder.
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