By Monet Sutch, Community Partnerships Team member It’s a tradition for the College Possible Oregon team to volunteer together on National Make a Difference Day. This October, our AmeriCorps members and staff rolled up their sleeves to support the Foster…
By Aaliyah Parkrose High School, ‘18 Portland State University, ‘22 Major: Social Work, minor in Child Family Studies Pronouns: she/her Being raised by refugee parents and elders, I was taught to keep low, follow others, and do what it takes…
We are excited to announce the expansion of our high school program to Beaverton High School this year. After serving students effectively at Aloha High School for the past three years, the neighboring high school in Beaverton took notice. College…
Funding to support aspiring Black college students within five NBA markets ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 11, 2022 -- College Possible, the pioneering nonprofit that connects high school and college students with near-peer mentors, announced a renewed grant with the NBA…
On Monday, Sept. 12 College Possible Oregon was joined by 93 golfers at Stone Creek Golf Club for our first annual golf benefit that raised $62,000 in support of future college graduates from Oregon. We lucked out with wonderful weather…
By design, every year we welcome a whole new team of AmeriCorps members to serve with us for the school year. These members work directly with high school and college students as their near-peer coaches, making sure they’re staying on…
Dear College Possible Community, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Julie Mancini’s passing on Monday, Aug. 29 surrounded by her loving family. Julie came to College Possible as the interim executive director in early…
College Possible Oregon is thrilled to announce Dr. Robin Beavers as the new chair of our board of directors and Clark Haass as the new vice-chair. College Possible works to empower students from underserved backgrounds to become college graduates and…
Welcome Salvador and Melody to the Oregon team! Salvador Garcia Lopez is joining our high school team and will be supporting AmeriCorps members who are working directly with high school students while Melody Aron will be joining our college team…
A recent study by The Ford Family Foundation and Education Northwest (2021) shows that the gap between rural and nonrural high school students enrolling in college has increased. Our Navigate pilot program aims to help close that gap by serving…