East Palo Alto Kids Foundation
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Target demographics: Low-income students (K-8) in the Ravenswood area of East Palo Alto, California
Direct beneficiaries per year: approx. 220 teachers and 4,500 students
Geographic areas served: East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park, California
Mission:
As a community-based non-profit organization, East Palo Alto Kid’s Foundation’s mission is to promote educational opportunities and academic success for East Palo Alto children by providing micro-grants to teachers and schools. The needs addressed by EPAK grants are for materials and activities which would not otherwise be available to children living within the community served by the Ravenswood City School District, but which are identified by educators as being important to supporting students’ knowledge acquisition for meeting state standards.
Results:
EPAK has given over $1.5+ to classroom teachers since its inception in 1994.
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Mari4
01/11/13
EPAK is a fantastic organization that has been supporting my students and me since my first year teaching, four years ago! I feel such gratitude that there are tremendous organizations like EPAK committed to supporting communities and need, and providing resources to help close the achievement gap. ...
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rspector
12/12/12
I have been the recipient of a total of nine EPAK funded projects. It is challenging to describe the great impact these funds have had on my students. Every year, I am more skilled at utilizing these funds to support the specific needs of my students. This year, my students are more engaged than...
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Michelle71
06/13/12
EPAK has continually helped provide materials for our school and grade level. By combining a few teacher grants, we were able to take the entire grade level on one field trip to the SF Exploratorium. Without our EPAK grant, our students would have never had the chance to explore science the way the ...
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