We learned long ago that it takes more than a tuition check to help our students graduate from college. We tailor our program to meet the individual needs of our students and provide them with financial and mentoring support in addition to Off-to-College seminars, summer internships, and medical and dental services.
Mission & History
Fulfilling DreamsSRA’s mission is to help extraordinary, low-income Bay Area high school students who are overcoming tremendous odds of poverty, homelessness, and neglect, to fulfill their dream of a college education. We provide the mentoring support, financial assistance, and employment skills to be successful in school and in life.
Our Story
Founded in 1998 by Anchor, Wendy Tokuda, and Community Relations Manager, Javier Valencia, SRA began as a scholarship program supporting outstanding Bay Area students who were “beating the odds.” Students selected in our program are typically the first in their families to go to college and lack the financial resources and family support to fulfill their educational dreams.
Today, this Peabody and Emmy award winning program has grown into an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization with broad community support. Over $4.1 million dollars has been raised to help send more than 180 students to college. Our diverse student body includes some of the best and brightest who attend many of the finest universities across the United States including UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and Harvard.