Spring is blooming and so is good news! As we reach closer to our intended semester of Fall 2021 to run our MORE program, we have an exciting new partnership with LAUSD’s USC High school! In the upcoming fall semester, we have lots to anticipate in and outside the classroom. Our BBFK interns are working to organize the semester program from Day 1, coordinating activities and lesson plans to meet the schedule. We still have much more to plan ahead so please tune in for more soon!
What has been keeping BBFK busy so far?
Other than securing our partnership with USC Hybrid High school, our team has been keeping ourselves busy with collaborations and grant applications to fundraise for our program. We’ve collaborated with DoorDash for a dollar-to-dollar fundraising match which helped us raise $1,000 in grants. Thanks to DoorDash, we are getting closer to our goal! For grant applications, our team was able to submit an application for the LA2050 and USC Good Neighbor Grants to join a large pool of applicants to receive a donation that can help our program reach our financial goals. Once we have these goals reached, this will allow us to administer more classrooms and hire staff to run the program and guide the students as well.
On the partnership side, we have also started conversations with corporate companies such as Northrop Grumman, Disney, Microsoft, and PWC and we are hoping that each one of these opportunities will turn into successful long-term partnerships. Lastly, we have been expanding on our college footprint by having discussions with Santa Clara University, CSU Northridge, University of Iowa, and University of Miami. Moreover, we are hoping to manage this by providing internships where students are getting paid by the university, such as our current three interns from UCLA and UC Berkeley!
Question of the month: Pensions or Youth Education?
Let’s think about where we invest our money for our future. Congress is giving about $86 billion to help cover failing pension plans. With that money, the government can support us in expanding our program throughout the state of California and the country at large.
$86,000,000,000 can support:
2.8 Million classrooms/teachers
72 Million students
1.4 Million college interns
933,000 Jobs created
Our government needs to invest in education so that our citizens don’t fall into the same trap. With our program, the implementation of financial literacy and career discovery gives students the opportunity to be exposed to resources that will help them in the present and future.
The financial literacy lesson of the month for President Biden, Vice President Harris and the rest of the government is don’t chase after a bad investment.
As May approaches, the interns are beginning to get busier with studying for final exams while also managing time to continue outreach, fundraising, and planning efforts for BBFK. Hopefully, we can pick up the pace when summer comes around and everyone has more time on their plate to get busy again! To end on a subtle note, we appreciate your interest in our mission and keeping up with our organization. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us to learn more about us and if you wish to support us, you can always help by donating through Donorbox, PayPal, or Benevity Causes Portal. You can also use our amazon smile link or sign up at Ralph’s using our code PD925 and a percentage of your purchases will go to our organization.
Have a wonderful spring!