Born in Peru, Leandro moved to San Francisco as a child and attended Horace Mann Middle School and Lowell High School.
Leandro credits First Graduate® with teaching him valuable life skills, such as time management. He has fond memories of spending hours in the First Graduate® office, working with peers and staff to complete college applications ahead of school deadlines.
Alumni Spotlight: Leandro Guerrero Read More »
Take the example of Kara, a First Graduate® alumna who is the daughter of immigrant parents. She worked hard throughout middle and high school to make her parents proud and achieve her dream. Her goal was to get into a good college and pursue a prosperous professional career.
Don’t be fooled, a college education is still the best way to break generational poverty Read More »
And a special thanks to Joe, Mark, and Matt for sharing for helping our middle school students to learn more about their professions and the skills needed to prepare for a career as a Product Manager, Computer Engineer, and Product Designer.
Career day with Nextroll Read More »
These events are great opportunities for our corporate partners to invest in our community – and especially in our first-gen students, which are on a journey of 10- 12 years from middle school to after college graduation with First Graduate.
Thanks to Aurabel, Sarah, Marcela, Camille, Erika, Jacky, and Evelyn for the amazing work.
Accenture week of volunteer work with FG Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] What: First Graduate® is looking for volunteers to work 1:1 with college students to coach them through working towards a 3.0 GPA. Coach 3.0s will have weekly or bi-weekly conversations with students on the areas needed to excel academically. Check-ins will include conversations on helping students set up a work plan, identify resources, and holding them accountable. This
We’re Recruiting Coach 3.0 Volunteers Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] “What were you like when you were our age?” This is the secret question that all middle schoolers have for adults. Kids want to see the child behind the grown-up: the journey that took place from elementary school to college, from hometown to big city, from summer jobs to
FirstGen Speaker Series – Laura Pereyra Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Our Cap & Gown fundraiser last week was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without you – our supporters, volunteers, board members, students, staff, and parents. Because of your generosity we were able to raise more than $105,650 through our live auction and fund-a-need and almost $350,000
Cap & Gown 2016 Was A Huge Success! Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Did you know that middle school students in San Francisco have to submit application for high school? Scary as that process can be for students (and parents) it was made a lot easier this week thanks to a crew of volunteers from Hotwire.com who supplied pizza and sat down
High School Application Coaching @ Hotwire Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/2″ el_position=”first”] Grab your friends and come join us at the City Lights education event Wednesday, October 14th, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the ImpactHub in San Francisco. Mix, mingle, and listen to our Executive Director, Thomas Ahn, talk about First Graduates’ programs, visions, and future plans. You’ll also have the chance
Join Our Executive Director Thomas Ahn @ City Lights Presents Read More »
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] We are currently looking for volunteers to work 1:1 with college students to coach them through working towards a 3.0 GPA. As a “Coach 3.0” you check-in weekly or bi-weekly with students on the areas needed to excel academically. Check-ins will include conversations on helping students set up a work plan,
We’re Looking for Superstar Volunteers Read More »
