[House] K2C May Newsletter 🎓

[San Francisco Kindergarten to College]

Español   |   中文    |  Filipino Governor Newsom's Proposal Gives $2 Billion to Statewide Children Savings Accounts Statement from Treasurer José Cisneros "On Friday, Governor Newsom proposed an investment of more than $2 billion in statewide college savings account modeled after our Kindergarten to College Program (K2C). In 2011 when he was Mayor, Gavin and I launched K2C based on research showing that children with savings accounts will be up to seven times more likely to attend college than those without an account. Today, as a result of Newsom’s vision back in 2011, 46,000 public school students in San Francisco have K2C accounts and have $8.6 million saved for college. I am beyond thrilled to see this program go statewide, and provide low-income students with $500 to start saving for college." Governor Newsom's $2 Billion Proposal for CSAs  Earn K2C Incentives by June 30th Take advantage before it’s too late! If you have not had the opportunity to save in your K2C student’s account, make a deposit today to take advantage of all eligible incentives.  $20 Match Incentive $20 View Balance Online Incentive $10 Save Now Incentive $300 Empowerment Incentive - 1st and 2nd graders in select schools Visit our website K2CSF.org to learn more, including the four different ways (branch, direct deposit, mail, bill pay) you can make a deposit before June 30th and ongoingly. View All Incentives Watch our K2C Art, Poetry and Video Contest Celebration! Did you miss our virtual celebration?" Do not worry, you can see it now in this Facebook Live recorded video. Hear compelling students’ stories from Thailyah from Gateway High School, Chris from Lawton Alternative Middle School, Alex from Edwin & Anita Lee Newcomer School, and Kloe from Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary. Also, listen to the amazing congratulatory words from our Mayor London Breed, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews, and San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros. You can also visit the art, poetry, and video gallery here and students’ stories here. K2C thanks all the students, families, and school staff who made this event possible! Recorded Virtual Celebration  DCYF and K2C Engage Community Hubs in College Savings We are so excited to be working with the Community Hubs (CH) at the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (DCYF). This April, talented SFUSD students at Community Hubs participated in a poster contest where they creatively expressed the theme of summer fun and college savings. Honoree’s winners will win $50 to $500 in scholarships. Good luck to all students’ participants, we cannot wait to see your artwork!   Additionally, we are hosting in-person deposit days at two community hubs in May and look forward to exploring opportunities for continued collaboration this summer. Check out our photo to the left where we are delivering 1700 coin banks to the Moscone Distribution center for students at 70+ sites in the city! * K2C News Ticker *  Check Balance Forgot Account #  Visit k2csf.org Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander MonthAsian American and Pacific Islander Month May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and in Kindergarten to College, we celebrate diversity and the opportunity to work with students and families from all backgrounds. This month we want to share with you the story of Trang Huyen Nguyen.    Trang immigrated from Vietnam some years back with the hope to find a better future for her students. She is a parent of a kindergartener and a fourth-grader from E.R. Taylor Elementary School. When she learned about K2C four years ago from a letter in her student’s backpack, Trang was excited to learn about the incentives K2C offered. She also liked that the money she deposited was in a secure place and the money was specifically for her student’s future college expenses. Her hope for the future is for her students to follow their interests, talents, and dreams. She knows that saving now will allow her students to follow their education in the future. SFUSD Spotlight Barbara Berman, Principal at Tenderloin Community School Barbara Berman just recently retired as a Principal of the Tenderloin Community School (TCS). Dr. Berman, along with the Tenderloin Community School Assistant Principal, Laura Schmidt-Nojima, has advocated for and championed the Kindergarten to College children’s savings account program. Both Dr. Berman and Ms. Schmidt-Nojima have encouraged families to take advantage of this program during distance learning by inviting Elisa Rodriguez Furey, the K2C Community Engagement Specialist, to make presentations at a variety of Tenderloin Community School family meetings, such as the Principal’s Chat, ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee) and the TCS Town Hall/Family Night.     In addition, at the monthly Town Halls and Family Nights, Dr. Berman and Ms. Schmidt-Nojima continue to get the word out to families about K2C and its’ great benefits to families and students.    San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment | City Hall Room 140, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102 Unsubscribe house at teddyb.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by k2c at sfgov.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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