Support the PVD Promise Cranky Crab Half Marathon, 10k and 5k Team (originally the Providence Marathon and Half, prior to it being cancelled)!

This is a unique opportunity to support the post-secondary aspirations of Providence families.

Founded in 2017, Providence (PVD) Promise is a small nonprofit located in Providence, RI that supports the post-secondary aspirations of Providence Public School and Charter School students. PVD Promise is revolutionizing how local families plan and save for higher education with a unique, multi-pronged, and whole-student approach. PVD Promise partners with families to help them open 529 college savings accounts (CSAs) for each child in the household and provides $100 in seed funding to each new account, offers a robust incentive program in which enrolled students can earn up to $250 per month towards their college savings, and provides supplemental Family and Youth Engagement programming that is multidisciplinary, community-responsive, and bilingual in English and Spanish. Currently, there are more than 1,200 students enrolled from 650 families who collectively hold $1.6M toward their educational futures. In 2023, PVD Promise enrolled 310 additional students, facilitated 115 workshops, events and meetings for 2,700 cumulative participants (one-third of which was with community partners), and provided $287,000 in incentive awards directly to students CSAs.

PVD Promise has more than tripled in size since 2019. In order to support this growth, PVD Promise has increased its capacity to 7-full time staff and a $925,000 annual operating budget. We expect enrollment to continue to grow, with commensurate growth in program participants and cumulative college savings. Every dollar raised through this fundraising effort will go directly towards students' college savings.

We hope you’ll consider donating to our team and help make post-secondary dreams a reality for over 1,200 future scholars.

Team PVD Promise - Cranky Crab Half Marathon 2024

PVD Promise runners have partnered with WSZ/Do Wicked Good to build our biggest team ever for the 2024 Cranky Crab Half Marathon, 10K and 5K (originally the Providence Marathon and Half prior to it being cancelled) in support of PVD Promise.

Team Members