This great story was written by Sierra Thompkins, a 2020-21 AmeriCorps high school senior coach at College Possible Washington. These stories are written each year by AmeriCorps members and then read weekly at team meetings as a mechanism for our…
College Possible Washington extended its partnership with the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation this year to support our shared commitment to improving access to higher education for immigrant students. Through its Lotus Scholarship Program, the foundation provides assistance to recently emigrated students in Washington’s…
In October, University of Washington, Bothell invited our college team onto their campus to give them a tour and talk more about the work they’re doing to support students as they return to campus for in-person learning. College coaches Sean,…
Building communities is probably the main reason I became involved with this type of work. 2013: Back at Franklin High School. I really felt that my coaches were great at setting up a community for us as we prepared for…
College Possible Washington student Gustavo shares his thoughts and experience about graduating high school and entering college during a global pandemic. Gustavo Garfield High School, Class of 2020 Seattle University student What does going to college and earning your degree…
We have so many generous employers in King County. Did you know that many of them offer company benefits to encourage their employees to support worthy causes of their choice? Well, it’s true! Globally, 65% of Fortune 500 companies have…
Lauren Kraushaar Program Manager She/Her/Hers lkraushaar@collegepossible.org We are excited to welcome Lauren Kraushaar as the newest member of our leadership team. Take a minute to get to know more about Lauren and feel free to reach out if you…
We are excited to share some recent program highlights from our students in Washington: I am a first-generation college student and the simple opportunity of being able to go to college means the most to me. If, and when,…
A few weeks ago, I was having what felt like a series of hard days. I was going through my days feeling fatigued, unmotivated and a little defeated. These feelings were stemming, in part, from the experiences I had been…
With Welcome Weeks wrapped up, College Possible Washington is ready to go back to school with its new service members! During a typical year, College Possible’s high school program is delivered in-person during after-school sessions where students meet in small…