Gateway skills: Our “Silicon Valley Competitiveness Project” in partnership with Community Foundation Silicon Valley reveals that more than 4 in 10 Silicon Valley 3rd Graders cannot read at grade level, and nearly 5 in 10 of 8th graders aren’t proficient in algebra, locking them out of CSU and UC systems. With volunteers like Maria Shriver and first-generation, four-time Olympian Brenda Villa volunteering, we will continue to touch the hearts of adults and the minds of our students.

Partnerships: Thanks to the leadership of Silicon Valley Hispanic Foundation CEO Ron Gonzales, a new partnership will soon be launched between our organizations to lift up Latino students eager to excel but lacking the funds for college.