San Francisco Achievers

#givingtuesday2020 is today 12/1 and we encourage you to support San Francisco Achievers as we continue our efforts to support young African American men reach their goal of college and beyond. San Francisco Achievers is fortunate to be celebrating 11 years of working towards reducing the opportunity gap. We celebrate 10 years of scholarships, youth development, and partnering with the San Francisco Unified School district to help some of our most vulnerable scholars. Help su...pport a good cause during this Season of Giving! https://www.sfachievers.org/donate/ See more

San Francisco Achievers is having an art contest open to all African American students that attend high school in the San Francisco Unified School District! Contest Details: Design and draw a colorized image of an original Black Superhero and answer the following questions in a paragraph. What is your super hero’s name?... What is your superhero’s power? How did your superhero get their powers? How does your superhero use their power to fight injustice and why? Winners will be judged on Original costume design Detail in drawing and coloring Responses to questions 1st place will earn a $100 gift card 2nd place will earn a $75 gift card 3rd place will earn a $50 gift card Submit your drawing as a picture file, and submit your responses as a word document in one email. Send to [email protected] All submissions are due by 11:59pm on January 31st. Contest winners will be revealed on February 4th. Showcase your art skills and get started today!

#GivingTuesday supporters, San Francisco Achievers is beyond grateful for your donation towards our SFUSD African American young men! Your contribution is going towards their success and access to opportunities!

#givingtuesday2020 is today and we encourage you to support San Francisco Achievers as we continue our efforts to support young African American men reach their goal of college and beyond. San Francisco Achievers is fortunate to be celebrating 11 years of working towards reducing the opportunity gap. We celebrate 10 years of scholarships, youth development, and partnering with the San Francisco Unified School district to help some of our most vulnerable scholars. Help support... a good cause during this Season of Giving! https://www.sfachievers.org/donate/ See more

San Francisco Achievers would like to encourage good people to #GiveTime to make our work possible in honor of #GivingTuesday. We want to call attention to the incredible impact you and fellow supporters have had in our organization. Help support a good cause during this Season of Giving! This #GivingTuesday, San Francisco Achievers is asking for your help in increasing our impact. Your contribution will make a huge impact, whether you donate $5 or $5000. Every bit helps.

#givingtuesday2020 is today12/1 and we encourage you to support San Francisco Achievers as we continue our efforts to support young African American men reach their goal of college and beyond. San Francisco Achievers is fortunate to be celebrating 11 years of working towards reducing the opportunity gap. We celebrate 10 years of scholarships, youth development, and partnering with the San Francisco Unified School district to help some of our most vulnerable scholars. Help sup...port a good cause during this Season of Giving! https://www.sfachievers.org/donate/ See more

#givingtuesday2020 is Tomorrow 12/1 and we hope that you support San Francisco Achievers as we continue our efforts to support young African American men reach their goal of college and beyond. Help support a good cause during this Season of Giving! https://www.sfachievers.org/donate/

Check out PART 2 in a series that is focused on speaking life to our Black college young men. These will be released weekly and please share as there may be someone who will be inspired. #community #excellenceineducation #leaderhip #resillience

Check out a series that is focused on speaking life to our Black college young men. These will be released weekly and please share as there may be someone who will be inspired. #community #excellenceineducation #leaderhip #resillience

We appreciate the support from Gratitude Network, especially during 2020! Thank you for the shout out

We hope to see some of you on Wednesday September 16th. Participating in the All Stars Accelerator Program has made significant improvements in our organization. Plus Ronnie and Karen Lott are pretty amazing!!!

It’s an honor to part with All Stars Helping Kids and the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits! We're thrilled to be a sponsor of Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits 2020 Funding Your Impact Summit! As we continue the discussion of funding during uncertain times, join our Executive Director David Greco for an online discussion tomorrow on how nonprofits can truly engage their donors. Also joining David are Vera deVera of the Weingart Foundation and Duane Wilson of San Fran...cisco Achievers. Click the link below for more information and to register for this insightful event. https://bit.ly/2XY5HDA

We are grateful for the support and generosity of Fairview Capital and for the launch of their Fairview ALL IN Fund! #StrongerTogether #ALLIN More about the Fairview ALL IN Fund: In today’s uncertain times, we believe the call to invest in our community is even greater, and as leaders we must take action to position our community for success. To that end, Fairview Capital has formed Fairview ALL IN Fund dedicated to sustaining non-profit organizations during this unprecedent...ed time. Today, our urgent need as a society is for closer community cooperation and an unwavering commitment to serve those in need. Fairview is proud to be part of our community and we are ALL IN Fund. https://www.sfachievers.org/san-francisco-achievers-partne/

Stories from San Francisco Achievers Class of 2020 Sharing courtesy of: BAYCAT (Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts & Technology) We’re so proud to share that several BAYCAT youths’ films have been recognized by international and local film festivals in 2020! Although we’re unable to attend in-person screenings, BAYCAT is excited to share a curated film festival playlist to celebrate these talented young artists and their accomplishments.... Please join the San Francisco Achievers in congratulating James Parker Pennington. James directed CREAM’S CUTS and EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD and was part of the Miami 4 Social Change Youth Film Festival 2020 Official Selection. CREAM'S CUTS centers on Chris Cream, barber and shop owner of Dogpatch Barber + Shave in San Francisco, at the intersection of barbering and community service. The short doc EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD highlights Lull Mengesha and how Ethiopian culture has shaped him and helped him obtain success with his company, Datable Services. We are so happy to be part of James' village as he prepares to begins his journey as a freshman at Emerson College. Links to James' films are in the comments below!

We are grateful for the love from Lob! When Lob’s Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (DIWG) met in late May to discuss how we would celebrate Pride this year despite the cancellation, we knew we were asking the wrong question. The first Pride was not a parade it was a riot against police who had systematically intimidated, abused, and arrested queer individuals. It was impossible not to see the parallels between that history and the Black community today. This was not ...a year to celebrate, but to protest. In total, $7000 was raised for the following organizations: San Francisco Achievers The Transgender District TGI Justice Project https://lob.com/blog/pride-marches-on

Community Resilience during COVID 19 moderated by Mike'l Gregory student at USF and a current San Francisco Achievers scholar!

We are so excited to share the video from one of our strategic partners, Calvary Presbyterian Church. Enjoy this panel discussion that includes Calvary, our Executive Director, and some of the amazing young men that have participated in Achievers. We are grateful to Calvary for their continued support and for having a much needed discussion around Black Lives Matter. This highlights their commitment to doing their part to make this world a better place for all.

Stronger Together

We are excited to watch the All Stars Helping Kids Town Hall! NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and All Stars Executive Director David Greco along with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai to examine what it means to be a resilient, innovative, and impactful leader in times of uncertainty. We are honored to have just completed the latest cohort of nonprofits. #StrongerTogether

In this time of immense tragedy, San Francisco Achievers has long been a place for empowering African American young men in San Francisco and for supporting them through a wide variety of challenges including racism. This is ingrained in our very DNA as part of our mission to inspire and assist African American young men in San Francisco to lead and thrive in higher education and beyond. We accomplish this through mentoring, leadership training and college scholarships. As in...dividuals, as a team and as an organization, we will not stand for bullying, bigotry, or hate of any kind. In this time of extreme sadness, anger and grief we stand with and support the young men we champion not just for a brighter future, but one that truly lives up to the ideals of unity expressed throughout the country today. We are grateful to our vast community of partners and friends who are standing with our students of color with compassion and empathy. We hold one another up and celebrate the differences that make us the rich tapestry that is America. We watch out for one another and stand up against the injustices that threaten not just dreams, but also lives. We all listen to really understand the struggles and deep hurt that some of us may never face. We all stand and rise together. Black Lives Matter!

Last week we were so excited to see our Class of 2020 scholars, while physically distancing, to give them their brand new laptops. Thank you for our amazing Technology Partners for making this possible! The digital divide is real for too many students in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. Each one of the 25 Class of 2020 scholarship recipients has or will receive a brand new Dell laptop, noise cancelling earphones from Plantronics (comes in handy during distance lear...ning) and other tools to properly equip them for their summer and college freshman year. Congrats Class of 2020! Thank you Calvary Presbyterian Church , Stupski Foundation, All Stars Helping Kids , and Plantronics for making this happen so quickly for these amazing young men during this global crisis. #BlackLivesMatter #SanFranciscoAchievers