Resources
Resources help our students achieve their goals and reach their highest potential. Check out the list below for local and global resources.
If you have valuable resources or your own project and would like to share with the BPA Community, please write us at
info@bpa-smuhsd.org
Mentorship
Kingmakers of Oakland
Independent non-profit supporting school districts across the country to improve the educational and life outcomes of Black boys.
Mentorship
Girls Who Invest
A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry.
Mentorship
Girls Who Code
Building the world's largest pipeline of future female engineers. Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like.
Mentorship
Hidden Genius Project
The Hidden Genius Project trains and mentors Black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to transform their lives and communities.
Mentorship
Girls Leadership
Teaching girls to excercise the power of their voices through authentic communication, courageous growth, equity, and play.
Mentorship
Black Girls Code
provide young and pre-teen girls of color opportunities to learn in-demand skills in technology and computer programming at a time when they are naturally thinking about what they want to be when they grow up.
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DIME: Diversity Investment Management Engagement
DIME is building the future pool of minority investment talent. DIME students are given the tools and knowledge to empower their communities and build meaningful wealth
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TXT: Teens Exploring Technology
Changing the lives of Black and Brown boys with code and entrepreneurship one day at a time. Conscious young men of color are the future of tech.
Mentorship
College Prep
Edutopia
A foundation dedicated to transforming K-12 education so that all students can acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to thrive in their lives. Founded by innovative and award-winning filmmaker George Lucas in 1991.
College Prep
Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness: College Admissions Essay Coaching seeks to de-stress, demystify, and make enjoyable the college essay writing process.
College Prep
Stories For Solidarity
Creating Solidarity in communities by providing resources about Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color's cultures through art, education, and social entrepreneurship.
College Prep
National College Resources Foundation
Their mission is to curtail the high school dropout rate and increase degree and/or certificate enrollment among underserved, underrepresented, at risk, low resource, homeless and foster students.
College Prep
Health
Care Solace
A SIMPLE, FAST and SAFE tool for Substance Abuse and Mental Health help.
The most TRUSTED community of care in partnership with San Mateo Union High School District
Health
Therapy For Black Girls
To be seen, to be heard, and to be understood. This space was developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.
Health
Therapist of Color
A free and confidential group created to support clinicians of color of any gender, clinical orientation, or level of study as they navigate the various pressures and pitfalls.
Health
Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council
The Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC) is dedicated to eliminating health disparities across generations and diverse communities through education and services.
Health
The Happy Org
HAPPY is a youth-founded and led 501(c)(3) organization that promotes youth empowerment through holistic education.
Health
Math
Young Gurus Math Tutoring
Supplemental math lessons for students on all grade levels, intenting to make lessons simple enough for the student to return to the classroom to perform the work independently.
Math
Scholarships
Blackscholarship.com
The largest online directory of scholarships and financial aid opportunities for African American and other minority students.
Scholarships
Scholarships.com
Scholarships.com offers a simple and accessible approach to finding and applying for scholarships for students of all ages.
Scholarships
