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Our Partners

Upward Scholars' success depends on the close alliances we have forged with our community partners, including all of the adult schools and community colleges in San Mateo County and northern Alameda County and community-based organizations whose work is relevant to our mission.

Able Works
ACCEL New Future
AnewVista
Alameda Adult School
Alameda County Office of Education
Berkeley Adult School
Berkeley City College
Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA
Cañada College
Cañada College SparkPoint
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Centro Community Partners
Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County (4Cs)
Child Care Partnership Council
Coastside Hope
College of Alameda
College of San Mateo
Community Equity Collaborative
Congregational Church of the Peninsula
Day Worker Center of Mountain View
Ecumenical Hunger Program
Elevate Community Center
Family Connections
Foundation for a College Education
Fresh Approach
Good 2 Know Network
Grassroots Ecology
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley
Hidden Villa
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
Jefferson Union High School District Adult Education
JobTrain
La Costa Adult School
Laney College
Merritt College
Multicultural Institute
Oakland Adult & Career Education
One Life Counseling Center
PAL Center
Peralta Community College District
Piedmont Adult School
Puente de la Costa Sur
Redwood City Public Library
Redwood City Together
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Rosalie Rendu Center
San Mateo Adult & Career Education
San Mateo County Libraries
San Mateo County Office of Education
Sequoia District Adult School
Skyline College
Social Justice Collaborative
Sonrisas Dental Health
South San Francisco Adult Education
St. Francis Center of Redwood City
Stanford Code in Place
Stanford Haas Center for Public Service
Tax-Aid
The Institute for Families and Nannies
The Unity Council
Vegan Outreach
Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay

Our Supporters

In addition to contributions from more than 200 individual donors, Upward Scholars receives support from the following private foundations, corporations, and community groups.

Foundations, Community Groups, and Local Businesses