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This summer, we are excited to open our College Success workshops up to ANY Richmond/WCC college-bound student. All College Success Workshops will be virtual and will be facilitated by RP staff, [...]

Hi everyone! My name is Nyalah Payne, I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and have lived in the city of Richmond all my life. I’m a proud alumni of De Anza High School and now, a proud alumni [...]

Dear Community, Black Lives Matter. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, Botham Jean, Walter Scott, now familiar names added to a long, long list of victims of a [...]

May 29, 2020 Dear Richmond Promise Scholars, On behalf of the Richmond Promise team, I am writing a note to acknowledge the recent string of public tragedies involving the killing of Black people [...]

Jarschire Dennis is a 2018 graduate of Kennedy High School and a current Richmond Promise Scholar and Summer Associate. Jarschire is finishing up his sophomore year at UC Merced, majoring in [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2019 Media Contact: Jessie Stewart, Executive Director Richmond Promise 510-620-6570 jessie.stewart@richmondpromise.org Meet Promise Scholars from Richmond, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2019 Media Contact: Jessie Stewart, Executive Director Richmond Promise 510-620-6570 jessie.stewart@richmondpromise.org National PromiseNet Conference at UC [...]

Jada Saechao | University of California, Davis | Class of 2021 Jada Saechao is a 2018 graduate of De Anza High School. Before graduating from De Anza High, Jada attended Juan Crespi Middle [...]

Asya Saechao | University of California, Berkeley | Class of 2022 Q: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Expand on hardships/motivational factors that influence you to this day My name [...]