An interview with R.O.C.K.’s Program Director, Gina Patterson on R.O.C.K.’s Partnership with the San Francisco Beacon Initiative By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator JW: Thanks for sitting down with me today Gina! I thought it would be great to let R.O.C.K.’s supporters know how we provide...
People, Community and Connections These are R.O.C.K.'s three ingredients for success this year--and we're only one month in! Learn about how R.O.C.K. has teamed up with the San Francisco Beacon Initiative to have more of an impact than ever, read about our latest "super" corporate volunteering...
A R.O.C.K. Exclusive: Introducing our Newest Dream Team Additions In this newsletter, we had the pleasure of sitting down with three of our newest staff members who make up the leadership team at R.O.C.K. As part of 3-year strategic plan, we have positively fulfilled one of...
By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator JW: Hi Mike, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with me. Why don’t we just jump right into it, by starting with the most obvious question: why did you apply to work with R.O.C.K.? MA: I was...
By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator JW: I’m sitting here with Ryan Campagna, our Beacon Director at Visitacion Valley Middle school. The first question I have for you is why R.O.C.K.? RC: I have friends [who are in college now] that came through the program. [They]...
By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator JW: Hi Alexis! Thank you for hanging out with me today. I’d like to start off with the same question I’ve been asking everyone—what made you want to work with R.O.C.K.? AG: I wanted to come back and give...
Building Community with R.O.C.K. R.O.C.K.'s summer is off to a great start! Once school ended, we immediately welcomed this wonderful season with a trip to Mountain Camp, launching us into the six-week summer program focused on literacy, health and recreation. We established promising partnerships with two exceptional Bay Area companies whose generosity...
William Blair Spreads Philanthropic Mission to the Bay Area by Partnering with Real Options for City Kids of San Francisco By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator William Blair and Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.) have teamed up after William Blair selected R.O.C.K. as their first...
R.O.C.K. Kids Experience the 23rd Annual Lil’ Kid Camp By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing and Development Coordinator Nicole, a fifth grader who was notoriously quiet and shy at school, was climbing a R.O.C.K. wall nestled in the outdoor playground of Mountain Camp. As she neared the toughest part--known...
KPMG Book Fair By Jenna Watanabe, Marketing & Development Coordinator Summertime in San Francisco means a lot of things -- BBQs, exploring the outdoors, and (hopefully) more sunshine. But what most people don't know is that summertime can also mean a sharp decline in reading progress for...