Thursday, March 11, 2010

Class Adoptions Counterpunch School Cuts

February 12, 2010 by Rob  
Filed under BLOG, Community Champions, LOCATIONS, Mountain View, Open Door

RPM is matchmaking community groups with Castro Elementary classrooms where teachers need the extra support.  With class sizes increasing at Title One schools (over 50% of students are at or below the poverty line) across California, community groups can partner with Reach Potential and low-income schools to make sure kids thrive and do not fall [...]

A Lunch Hour a Week Impacts Lives

August 7, 2009 by Rob  
Filed under Community Champions, Sunnyvale

Another RP Mover showed up at Great Exchange Covenant Church one Sunday to find his pastor wearing an “Ask me why” nametag.  Taking the bait, he asked “why” and heard some sobering facts about youth drop-out rates in the heart of Silicon Valley (approx. 40% for Hispanic and African-American youth) and decided to volunteer with [...]