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Education for everyone

Give our future a helping hand
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Our mission

Our mission is to promote local businesses and NGOs in the San Francisco Bay Area that strive to expand access to education by providing high-quality resources and career guidance. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education and explore their passions. Our ultimate goal is to extend a helping hand to our future.

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Local businesses

Our curated collection of non-profits based in the Bay Area. To be featured on our list, contact us below!

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RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching)

Founded in San Jose in 1994, RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching) is a nonprofit providing educators with engaging hands-on learning resources aligned to national content standards.

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Teachers on Wheels

We believe education is a fundamental right of every global citizen and the foundation to an equitable society. Teachers on Wheels is dedicated to help people of all ages from low socio economic regions to gain prosperous lives through quality education and skills training.

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Pivotal

We help young people in foster care create the life they want. Young people from the foster care system need more help than the average youth to succeed. Pivotal has a strong reputation in Silicon Valley for guiding foster youth to career success. With Pivotal support, foster youth graduate from high school and college at significantly higher rates than their peers.

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Asian Pacific American Community Center

APACC’s mission is to help strengthen Asian Pacific American families living in Visitacion Valley by providing linguistically and culturally appropriate programs and services.

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Breakthrough Silicon Valley

Breakthrough Silicon Valley empowers young people from underserved communities to reach their full potential. Our multi-faceted six-year program launches low-income, first-generation students on the path to college through personalized academic advising and support, college counseling, and leadership development.

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Third Street Community Center

The Third Street Community Center provides educational programs and enrichment opportunities for children in San Jose. We offer youth with a safe, positive, and stimulating environment to explore learning and experience academic and personal success.

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Striving For All

Striving in providing a foundation of core needs to support the end goal of quality education for children in developing countries and unwavering support for their medical care and that of the communities to which they belong!

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SHE-CAN

SHE-CAN builds global female leadership by equipping and empowering talented low-opportunity women from post-conflict & climate-challenged countries with the education, mentorship, and leadership skills needed to change their nations and the world.

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Latino Education Advancement Foundation

LEAF's mission is to improve outcomes for Latinx students and families in East San José by providing support services for college enrollment and persistence, preparing students and families through LEAF's career pathways program, and advocating for educational equity and systemic change.

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