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Outreach Connection: MVLA Scholars, Jan. 12

Our featured agency for the January Outreach Connection is MVLA Scholars, a local organization that nurtures dreams of a college education and helps break the cycle of poverty. MVLA Scholars provides renewable college scholarships and mentorship to students from the Mountain View/Los Altos high school district who are first in their family to attend college, have significant financial need, and have the drive to earn a four-year college degree. Please give generously in worship on Sunday, January 12, donate online, or text OUTREACH and your gift amount to 650-229-5200.

October Outreach Connection: K-12 Team

Our October Outreach Connection is for K-12 Team, which serves students in Los Altos and Mountain View schools. Its vision is to provide a community educational program for any K-12 student in the area. All funds donated to the Outreach Connection special offering this month will be used to provide educational services and/or materials to dedicated families seeking support from K-12 Team. You can give in worship on October 20, give online, or text OUTREACH and your gift amount to 650-229-5200. Thank you for helping K-12 Team serve these at-risk youth!

Outreach Connection: MVLA Scholars, June 9

Our featured agency for the June Outreach Connection is MVLA Scholars, which nurtures dreams and helps break the cycle of poverty. The organization provides renewable college scholarships and mentorship to students from the Mountain View/Los Altos high school district who are first in their family to attend college, have significant financial need, and have the drive to earn a four-year college degree. Not only is paying for college a big hurdle for these students, their parents often don’t know how to help them navigate the application process or assist with issues that might arise in college. The Scholars program provides funding, one-on-one mentoring by adult volunteers, and assistance in finding career-relevant internships.

Please give generously in worship on Sunday, June 9, donate online, or text OUTREACH and your gift amount to 650-229-5200.

August Outreach Connection: K-12 Team

This month’s featured Outreach Connection agency is K-12 Team, which serves students in Los Altos and Mountain View schools. Its vision is to provide a community educational center for any student in our area. K-12 Team provides reading lessons, reading comprehension support, and math support for students who need educational support outside of the standard class day. The majority of students are elementary-aged English language learners who are struggling with foundational reading and math skills. Most also receive free or reduced lunches due to their family’s minimal financial resources.

On Sunday, August 26, founder Carol Nunnally will speak at our worship services about the agency’s work, and we will take a special offering. All funds donated to the Outreach Connection offering will be used to provide educational services and/or materials to dedicated families. You may give in person, by text (text OUTREACH and your gift amount to 650-229-5200) or online. Thank you for helping K-12 Team serve these at-risk youth!