Aspiring Doctor Wins $20K Warren Christopher Scholarship
South Gate High School student Diamond Monique Luna is one of 15 scholars – out of 128 nominees across Los Angeles Unified high schools – to win the coveted $20,000… Read more
GEAR UP 4 LA
Building Powerful Futures
GEAR UP 4 LA aims to significantly increase student success in high school, persistence in college, and preparation for career and life-long learning. Under the motto “Building Powerful Futures,” our dedicated and passionate team of Equity Warriors have built strong futures for over 24,000 first-generation students and their families since 2011, building relationships with each while providing wraparound supports – including counseling, mentoring, college visits, and workshops – to students starting in sixth and seventh grade through their first year of college.
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Newsletter | June 2022
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Coming of Age – Backwards: A Message from Lois Bramwell
Education was never part of my plan. It snuck its way into my life when I started volunteering in my daughter’s first-grade classroom. A new world opened up, one where… Read more
GEAR UP 4 LA At a Glance
I am a high school student and my counselor helped me understand my options. This is how I fell in love with my future major. I want to be an entrepreneur. I want to own my own business, make a platform for myself, and have people know who I am.
I am so happy that other students get to experience what I did, because personally, I don’t think that I would be where I am today if it wasn’t for GEAR UP.
GEAR UP understands us as parents. They know what we need, they know what we fear. They work with us so we can work more effectively with our children.
GEAR UP changes families, it changes generations, and that’s what I love to do!