Dear Friend of Peninsula Bridge,
Peninsula Bridge, the leading college access and completion nonprofit on the Peninsula, empowers motivated scholars from low-income backgrounds to achieve college and career success through individualized support and transformational educational opportunities. Scholars join our 13-year program as rising 4th graders and participate in rigorous academics, high school readiness, college access, and college and career success programming through college and placement into career. Peninsula Bridge helps break the cycle of poverty and greatly increases each scholar’s chance for success in school, life and career – empowering the next generation of employees, entrepreneurs and leaders from diverse and under-represented backgrounds.
Our exceptional scholars are changing the narrative for first -generation scholars from underrepresented communities:
Year after year, our scholars achieve a 100% high school graduation and college acceptance rate;
100% of our class of 2024 high school graduates are college-bound this fall, attending best-fit colleges and universities including UCLA, Lehigh, Bryn Mawr, USC, UC Berkeley and Bowdoin, just to name a few;
Our Class of 2024 college graduates are beginning their careers post-graduation at leading companies including Apple, FICO and Stanford University;
95% of our high school scholars are working in summer internships or volunteer engagements, or are enrolled in summer learning programs, gaining essential professional skills and academic experiences to prepare them for college and career success; and
Program wide, our scholars report feeling a strong sense of belonging, pride in their identity as first generation college-bound scholars, and a clear vision for their future.
On Thursday, November 7th, we’ll come together to celebrate our scholars’ successes, honor our community and raise critical funds – more than 25% of our operating budget – at our Building Bridges 2024 event at the Grand Bay Hotel in Redwood Shores. And we need your help. Your sponsorship of our event will allow our scholars to continue to defy the odds and thrive on their paths to and through college and into career.
We invite you to join us as a Building Bridges 2024 Business Sponsor at one of the following levels:
Please use this form to join us today as a key partner in our effort to create a more equitable and inclusive community on the Peninsula!
With gratitude,
Randi Shafton
CEO, Peninsula Bridge
*In order to receive all sponsorship benefits, please submit the sponsorship form on or before August 16, 2024.