It’s spring break! This week, Mission Graduates is hitting the road and heading to Southern California as we take 14 high school juniors in our College Connect program to check out colleges. They will spend five days visiting nine college campuses, a mix of UC’s, CSUs, and private liberal arts colleges. The ultimate goal? “By the end of the week, we want each student to be able to describe their ideal college campus based on what they experienced throughout the week. With that image in mind, we’ll start the college search process in earnest upon our return.” – Maddy Russell-Shapiro (Program Director)

We’ll be holding our next Open House next THURSDAY! Come over to the Mission Graduates main office at 3040 16th Street @ Mission on Thursday, April 1st at 4:30pm-5:15pm

We’ll give you an overview of Mission Graduates and then walk a block to our flagship Tutoring Center to meet some of the youth we work with!

Hope to see YOU next Thursday!

Please see job posting: OC Manager and OC Trip Leader.

Please email your resume and a cover letter expressing interest in the position to: HR@missiongraduates.org Subject: Outdoor Challenge Manager OR Outdoor Challenge Leader (no phone calls, please).

Mission District residents, women, bi-lingual Spanish-English speakers, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

“Each of us counts and deserves to be counted. This only happens once every 10 years. I want to live in a better community and look for a bright future.”

“This month, the U.S. Census Bureau will be mailing out its questionnaire to every household in the country in preparation for April 1 – National Census Day.”

To ensure the success of the March Madness Fundraiser, Mission Graduates and its supporters will promote the event and mobilize crowds to pack each of the partner bars on Thursday, March 18th, where we’ll celebrate college hoops in support of Mission youth. Read more »

Listen to this two-part program from Michael Krasny that was broadcast last week about first generation college students.

Part I: HERE Part II: HERE

Click here to see some of the youngest members of last Thursday’s Day of Action protest. Nearly 100 parents, teachers, students and volunteers set out from Marshall Elementary/Mission Graduates Tutoring Center to join the main march at 16th and Mission, and eventually to City Hall.

Watch Jerome Pusung, going to San Diego State in the fall, tells us his inspiring story!

The 1st Annual Parent Summit will be on Saturday, March 20th 2010 at Mission High. See Summit Flyer for more information.

To register fill out the Summit Registration Form. To view a list of the workshops, view the Summit Workshop Blurbs. Want to see a Summit Master Schedule, click here!

For more information please contact Ario Salazar at 415.864.5205 or ario@missiongraduates.org. Read more »