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The Daily Journal Online: Class Notes: Sandberg dinner

Fifteen exceptional high school seniors from Peninsula Bridge, the acclaimed program empowering low-income and first-generation students to achieve college and career success, have been selected as recipients of the Dave Goldberg Scholarship, a program established by Sheryl Sandberg in 2017 to support college-bound high school seniors across the country who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and remarkable leadership skills.



CBS News Bay Area: The Dave Goldberg Scholarship announces a new class of scholars

CBS News Bay Area reporter Shawn Chitnis talks to Goldberg Scholar Valeria Chavez-Franco about her experience as a Peninsula Bridge student who represents the expanded reach of the program which supports first-generation students from low income families who are the first in their families to attend four year colleges.


CBS News Bay Area: The Dave Goldberg Scholarship is helping create leaders from diverse communities

Philanthropist and former Tech CEO Sheryl Sandberg talks about how The Dave Goldberg Scholarship came about, and the process of their program with scholars, Sofia Munoz Pacheco and Josue Benitez.


Palo Alto Online: Untold stories of the strength and resilience of low-income student

Op-Ed by Randi Shafton, Peninsula Bridge Executive Director, and Amika Guillaume, East Palo Alto Academy Principal and Peninsula Bridge Board Member


The Almanac: A bridge to success

Local nonprofit aims to transform the lives of motivated, low-income kids