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gail5
Review for Foundation For Students Rising Above, San Francisco, CA, USA
I've been involved with SRA for 1/2 dozen years, and for most of that time as a member of the Board of Directors. As a Board Member, I have been most impressed with the results of the organization. Many nonprofits are working valiently to improve access to college for underepresented youth, but this is one of the few organizations that actually get these students through college (with an amazing 90% graduation rate) and into the workforce. This requires so much more than financial support, as the SRA staff and volunteers become a new family for these students -- 65% of whom are foster care youth or even homeless. Plus, SRA has strong financial stewardship, an active Board, and stellar management by the executive team.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the success of the students - to see them graduate from college and then go on to solid careers or post-graduate study. Many students also give back to their communities . . . and are part of SRA's culture of caring.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
