Dream 4 College Project
On May 20th, Reach Potential Movement partnered with Castro Elementary to inspire and challenge 53 fifth graders and several of their parents to DREAM FOR COLLEGE by spending a day at Stanford University with several Latino undergrads and alumni as they toured the campus.
Sunnyvale Leaders Launch Mentoring Initiative
Community leaders launched the Sunnyvale Youth Mentoring Initiative on May 26th at the Sunnyvale Challenge Team which draws city, education, business, nonprofit and faith leaders at the Department of Public Safety from 7 to 8am the last Wednesday of the month.
Mentoring News
Teaming Up for Youth & Horses Mentoring Program
Have you ever ridden a horse? Do you remember the mix of excitement, fear and...
Sunnyvale Leaders Launch Mentoring Initiative
There’s something stirring in Sunnyvale “in a very cool way,” as...
Kick, Lead, Dream Soccer Camp
What can we do to impact our community? Over three years ago, the Nigam family talked...
A Lunch Hour a Week Impacts Lives
Another RP Mover showed up at Great Exchange Covenant Church one Sunday to find his...
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Literacy
Teens Go for the Gold!The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It symbolizes...
Literacy Programs Launch with Bookshelf Projects
“Seeing the faces of the participants and reading the feedback forms is a...
Two Thousand Stories Behind
Why a Bookshelf in Every Home? One look at the connections between Literacy, Drop...
Bookshelf in Every Home Projects
Join us for one of our upcoming “Bookshelf in Every Home” Literacy projects. ...
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Teens Go for the Gold!The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career planning and personal development. Very few Girl Scouts reach this honor so we’re thrilled that one of our volunteer champions, Olivia, and a Mountain View Girl Scout troop leader, Kim,... [Read more of this review]
Teaming Up for Youth & Horses Mentoring Program
Have you ever ridden a horse? Do you remember the mix of excitement, fear and awe? Starting January 29th, Reach Potential is teaming up with Sunnyvale Public Safety and Dreampower Horsemanship to launch our Mentoring program with at-risk Sunnyvale teens getting their first experience on a horse with their mentor by their side. Why horses? Not... [Read more of this review]
Literacy Programs Launch with Bookshelf Projects
“Seeing the faces of the participants and reading the feedback forms is a welcome testimony to how happy and pleased the families were who came to the event. Having such a sweet wooden bookcase that the children could individualize was priceless. They had ownership in the decorating of the bookshelf and in filling it with books they... [Read more of this review]
Two Thousand Stories Behind
Why a Bookshelf in Every Home? One look at the connections between Literacy, Drop Out & Incarceration Rates can motivate a city to make sure every child grows up with books and can read by third grade. Yet a friend powerfully framed another loss a child unknowingly experiences when they grow up in a home without books. She emailed me the following,... [Read more of this review]
Bookshelf in Every Home Projects
Join us for one of our upcoming “Bookshelf in Every Home” Literacy projects. We need your help at the following projects: Sunday, Sept. 26 1:30-4:30 pm THEUERKAUF Elementary 1625 San Luis Avenue, Mountain View Castro Elementary Bookshelf in Every Home Project Saturday, Oct, 2* 9:30am-12:30 pm MONTA LOMA Elementary 460 Thompson Avenue, Mountain... [Read more of this review]
Sunnyvale Leaders Launch Mentoring Initiative
There’s something stirring in Sunnyvale “in a very cool way,” as Captain Doug Moretto of Sunnyvale Public Safety will often remark at Challenge Team meetings. Community leaders are coming together to steer youth away from drugs and juvenile delinquency through the Sunnyvale Youth Mentoring Initiative. Public Safety officers, business... [Read more of this review]
Dream 4 College Project
This spring Reach Potential Movement will partner with schools to inspire first generation to college fifth & sixth grade students with an up close college experience at a local University. Last year’s pilot project between Castro Elementary and Stanford University was an amazing success (read more!). Our upcoming projects will provide: A... [Read more of this review]
Dream for College Project
Dream for College Project: Inspiring first generation to college 5th graders On May 20th, Reach Potential Movement will partner with Castro Elementary school in Mountain View, CA to inspire 50 mostly Latino fifth grade students with an up close college experience at Stanford University. Click here if you would like to sponsor a student with a $20... [Read more of this review]
Día del Niño & Día del Libro Celebration!
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon (4/25), Castro Elementary, Open Door Church (Mountain View) and Reach Potential Movement celebrated Día del Niño (Day of the Child), a holiday celebrated around the world, especially in Latin countries and a newer holiday: Día del Libro (World Book Day). Approximately 1000 kids, youth and adults enjoyed a ”Reading... [Read more of this review]
Help Us Go to the Final Four!
Hi friends! Reach Potential Movement has a unique opportunity! Razoo selected us to participate in their annual March Goodness Campaign where 96 nonprofits have the platform to share their cause with the world. We can win over $11,000 to help kids READ & DREAM! Please consider voting for us by giving $10 to our Bookshelf in Every Home literacy... [Read more of this review]
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