My Nonprofit Reviews

Words cannot convey how positive of an impact Teak has left on my life. It helped me not just academically, but in every other regards of my life as well. Their office became a second home to me. I remember walking to the office almost everyday after middle school not because I had to, but because it was a supportive atmosphere with caring people that made me feel worthy of something. Not only did Teak care about my academics, but they helped me with my family issues as well. To this day, even though the founder, Justine Arrillaga, lives in California, she still emails me to see how I am doing. Despite having hundreds of students in the program, each staff really makes the effort to get to know the students to a personal level, which is something I rarely see in other programs.

Without Teak, I would never have gone to boarding school, which gave me one of the best experiences of my life. And by the time I went to college, I was so independent and comfortable with all the areas of academia that I adjusted with ease. Now that I've graduated from one of the nation's top 20 universities, I can look back on my life and feel proud of my accomplishments, which would not have been at all possible without Teak.

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