At LA Kings NHL Hockey: University of Phoenix Supports THINK Together

During a break at last wednesday's Los Angeles Kings game versus San Jose Sharks, University of Phoenix (UPOX) representatives took the ice and presented THINK Together with a check to support STEM curriculum available to 15,000 THINK Together students at 44 schools across Southern California.

Front: THINK Together students Jonathan Bucio, Alex Aguilera, Jose Campos,

Montserrat Ojeda, and Jocelyn Esparza.

Rear: Dr. Michael Geraghty, UOPX Director of Academic Affairs; Tom Linnert,

THINK Together Director of Volunteers; Johanna Vaca, THINK Together Site

Coordinator; Randy Barth, THINK Together Founder & CEO; Dr. James Ghormley,

UOPX Associate Director of Academic Affairs.

See this photo and THINK Together's entire photostream on Flickr.

THINK Together, Americorps and the City of El Monte Partner on 2011 LA County Homeless Count

A THINK Together team, including site coordinators (SCs), program leaders (PLs), school site volunteers and AmeriCorps members, came together on January 25th, to aide the City of El Monte's participation in the 2011 LA County Homeless Count.

From left to right: SC Hector Martinez; El Monte Volunteer; PL/AmeriCorps Dasy Valdez;
PL/AmeriCorps Kary Guzman; PL/AmeriCorps Cesar Abad; 2 city

officials; Police Captain Santos Hernandez; El Monte police officer.

The El Monte effort was part of the nation's largest homeless census being conducted this past week utilizing thousands of volunteers who swept across 4,000 square miles of Los Angeles County to tally the number of people who lack permanent housing.

During El Monte's homeless count, which began at 8 PM and lasted until 2 AM, the representatives from THINK Together had a chance to talk to various city commissioners and officials. They shared details about THINK Together's local AmeriCorps program and discussed how THINK Together staff and AmeriCorps members might be more active in El Monte's civic affairs and community events. By the time they'd finished El Monte's homeless count in the early morning hours, all had exchanged contact information and pledged to continue the dialogue.

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Urban Learning Environments Mix Focus with Fun

In The NEWS:  A Summit 54 "Emerging Trends" Article

by Amy Fletcher

An after-school program. A coffee shop. And a high school targeted for turnaround. Their approaches are different, but their goals are the same: create learning environments for urban students that are positive, safe … and, well, cool.

It’s no easy feat, and leaders from these organizations say they themselves are still learning what works best. Yet, there is much to learn from THINK Together in Southern California; TeachBar, near Oakland, Calif.; and Manual High School in Denver, Colo.

Leaders from all three organizations spoke at the Emerging Trends & Innovations in Urban Education Conference, co-hosted by Summit 54 at the Aspen Institute earlier this year. Some of what’s working in their organizations is shared below. (Read more)

Ralphs President Michael Donnelly Elected to THINK Together Board

Donnelly Elected to THINK Together Board

Michael J. Donnelly has been elected to the board of directors of THINK Together, the Santa Ana-based nonprofit provider of extended learning programs supporting at-risk students in Southern California. Mike is president of Ralphs Grocery Company, a position he has held since 2007. Prior to that, he was president of Fry’s Food Stores, a Phoenix-based division of The Kroger Company, and had served as Kroger’s senior vice president of Drug/GM Merchandising and Procurement.

“THINK Together has experienced unprecedented growth in the recent years because of the quality and success of its extended learning programs. The organization’s programs are in demand throughout California. We are humbled by the opportunity to help guide THINK Together as it enables even more students to achieve their full potential,” said Donnelly.

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THINK Together at 2011 People's Choice Awards

Tracy Bennett, THINK Together's manager of program evaluation and a THINK/UCI Doctoral Fellow took our trademark yellow light bulb along with her to "Light Up" the 2011 People' Choice Awards. 



"Project Light Up" at the People's Choice Awards 2011

See other "Project Light Up" photos on Flickr