A mentor isn’t a mentor without their mentee. Learn about the very first of the many students who have been benefited by The Reach Foundation. 

A first hand account of the struggles of low-income students during the pandemic and what we can do.

The Reach Foundation mentors and volunteers are essential to the success of its mission to build a world where mentors light the way for low income students to graduate from college. Here we learn about the involvement of Pavitra, a mentor and program manager.

Hear how Janet Parent mentored 2 low-income students over Zoom through the college application process and the strong emotional connection even though she has never met them in person.

The success of the students in The Reach Foundation is greatly influenced by the work of the mentors. Learn more about why mentorship is essential to the success of rising professionals, especially first generation students.

The Reach Foundation Fellows are high achieving, first generation students who do all they can to be successful. However, what happens when they feel under-qualified? Here Giselle, one of The Reach Foundation’s Fellows, shares her experience as she grapples with the imposter syndrome in her academic endeavors.

Without financial aid, most low income students would struggle to attend college. Learn why this Saturday October 1st has all of our students sitting at their computers.

Read about Rama Balakrishnan, an Indian immigrant who volunteered with The Reach Foundation after seeing the difficulties that first-generation high schoolers faced when applying for college.

When Fernando opened his grades after his first semester at San Jose State, he was shocked. He wasn’t used to seeing this type of success from his efforts. Straight A’s! What made the difference? Read to find out more.

We want to help these students, through mentorship, navigate the world of higher education so they receive the education they deserve.

Silvia answered a few questions about how it's been to have a mentor her first year in college. Karen mentored Silvia during her last year of high school as well as her first year in college, answered the same questions, but from the mentor's point of view.

The success of the students in the Reach Foundation wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of mentors. Learn more about what drives one particular mentor, Miguel Tam, to be involved.