Richmond Promise

Are you passionate about ensuring Richmond students have access to postsecondary education and interested in working in our local high schools to make sure students are ready to take that next step? You could be the perfect candidate to become Richmond Promise’s next College Access Coordinator! Click the link below to view all the details and find out how to apply. #richmondpromise #richmondca

Are you a current RP Scholar who wants to help provide access to postsecondary education for high school students in Richmond? If so, consider becoming a Richmond Promise Near-Peer Ambassador this school year! This 9-month paid opportunity gives current Scholars a chance to help us support Richmond students as they prepare for life after high school. Check out the application at the link below and apply by the Sept. 6 deadline. Link: https://lnkd.in/gyR3rhRr #richmondpromise #richmondca

How does Richmond Promise keep up with the ever-changing needs of college students? Well, we ask them! We are excited to share the 11 Scholars who will make up Richmond Promise's 2024-25 Scholar Advisory Board. Through quarterly meetings with RP staff, this group helps to ensure RP’s policies and programming are informed and furthered by Richmond Promise Scholars themselves. Read more about our Scholar Advisory Board by visiting the link below! Link: https://lnkd.in/gzMHRCka #richmondpromise #richmondca

Richmond will continue to have a voice in the national conversation around higher education access and success with Tuesday’s announcement that Richmond Promise Executive Director Christopher Whitmore has been named as one of six appointees to serve on the College Promise National Leadership Council! “Richmond Promise takes great pride in serving as a national leader when it comes to providing pathways for postsecondary access and success, and I am excited to continue to share the work we do daily in Richmond on a national stage,” said Whitmore. Click the link below to check out the full announcement! #richmondpromise #RichmondCA Link: https://lnkd.in/evm8tiAe

So…that was fun! It was fantastic to see so many people come together once again to celebrate the newest group of Richmond Promise Scholars. We’re so thankful for the support that the city of Richmond and our RP community show year after year as we continue our work to build and sustain a college-graduating culture in Richmond. From everyone here at RP, thank you to everyone who joined us. We’ll be sharing more from the day, including both photos and videos, over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for more! PC: Gerry Serrano #richmondpromise #richmondca

As we prepare to celebrate our newest class of RP Scholars, we are so thankful to Congressman John Garamendi for sending along his well wishes to our incoming class. Thank you, Rep. Garamendi, for providing certificates for today's event and for taking the time to celebrate along with us. We appreciate it! #richmondpromise #richmondca

We're just a couple days away from our annual Scholar Celebration, so we want to take a moment to recognize our fantastic sponsors who have lent their support to this year's event. Thank you to Sims Metal, Overaa Construction, Phillips 66, Levin Richmond Terminal Corporation, Interactive Resources, Inc., Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Travis Credit Union and 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center for supporting the work we do on behalf of Richmond students! This year's Richmond Promise Scholar Celebration is set for 1 p.m. this Saturday at Civic Center Plaza. We'd love to see you there! #richmondpromise #richmondca

Community collaboration is one key way Richmond Promise works to provide college access to Richmond students, and we're excited to partner with our friends at West Contra Costa Public Education Fund and West Contra Costa Unified School District in working to close the financial aid completion gap this summer. Read more: https://lnkd.in/geFe-tWU

Every year, Richmond Promise Summer Associates join our staff in delivering some of the services we provide to RP Scholars. This year, five outstanding RP Scholars from UC Berkeley, Howard University, USC and UC Davis are helping us in our work. What drove them to return to Richmond to work on behalf of local students? And, what are they working towards as they shape their own postsecondary journeys? Check out what each had to say by visiting this year's Summer Associate Q&As at the link below! Link: https://lnkd.in/gzHTv8v9 #richmondpromise #richmondca 

From starting college in a remote classroom to graduating as valedictorian of the Engineering department, El Cerrito HS alum Edgar De Anda has done all he can to take advantage of his time at San Francisco State University. Click the link below to find out more about Edgar's journey, what it meant to deliver the valedictorian speech at SFSU's Engineering graduation, and the ways in which he hopes his story might inspire future Richmond Promise Scholars. #RichmondCA #richmondpromise Story link: https://lnkd.in/gck-sq5V