Community Partners and Funders
 
 
San Diego Parent University is a resource that is appropriate for all parents of students in San Diego City Schools. Certainly, the larger San Diego community stands to benefit when parents are significantly engaged in their children’s lives inside schools and understand the importance of being involved in their children’s lives outside of schools. For San Diego Parent University to continue its level of success and outreach to families, it must continue as a partnership endeavor between the district and community or national funders.
 
In the first year of San Diego Parent University, district support was provided for basic "start up" costs but San Diego Parent University must seek funding and in-kind support to expand and offer this resource to all parents in the district. 
Maria M. Moore (left) accepts the $1,000 check from Robert B. Horsman,
President/CEO of San Diego National Bank (center) and Fulberto Rodriguez, Branch Manager (right).

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS INCLUDE:

For 2000-2001:
  • TARGET STORES’ CORPORATE OFFICES provided $10,000 for gift certificates, books, and food coupons.
  • SAN DIEGO NATIONAL BANK, FEDERAL BLVD. BRANCH OFFICE provided $1,000 toward the purchase of the home computer system.
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATION (San Diego City Schools employees), provided $500 toward the purchase of the computer system.
  • San Diego READS provided book donations valued at $4200.
  • HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS (HIPPY) provided in-kind childcare staff.
  • EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL COMPLEX (ECC) provided in-kind instructors.
  • STARBUCKS COFFEE provided coffee for our end of year celebration.
 

For 2001-2002:

  • COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATION (San Diego City Schools employees), provided $1000 toward the purchase of new books for families.
  • AMERICORPS*VISTA provided a 12-month volunteer for project support.
  • CITY OF SAN DIEGO provided $20,000 to support program implementation.
  • STUART FOUNDATION awarded a two year grant 125,00 to expand Parent University.
  • EASTMAN BOOKS INC. donated $25,000 worth of books for parent incentives.
  • HAMILTON-WHITE FOUNDATION donated $8000 for nutrition, parent incentives and transportation.