Congratulations to the Class of 2021! ​

Sara Aguilar, Paly Class of 2017, is graduating from Menlo College in 2021. Click on photo to read her story.

RTE Welcomes 17 New Scholars

RTE welcomes 17 new scholars for Fall 2021 which brings the total of current active scholars to 64 students! Your support and financial gift to our volunteer run organization will make an enormous positive impact on the lives of our socio-economically disadvantaged students. One scholarship for a four-year college student is $2,500 per year and $1,000 per year for a community college student. We anticipate it to be a major year where more students will need support to get TO and THROUGH college! Join us today to invest in the future of our young people! Your donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Please click here for the links to Donors Advised Funds (DAFs).

​Mission

​Rise Together Education (RTE) is dedicated to improving college graduation rates by providing support and financial resources to low-income Palo Alto High School students who have been accepted to 4-year colleges or 2-year community colleges with a direct transfer agreement.​

​What We Do 

Paly’s RTE provides support and financial resources to socio-economically disadvantaged
Palo Alto High School students to help reach their dreams of graduating from college. Join us! 
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Support

We are in continual contact with our RTE college scholars, to ensure their academic success and well-being, in order to ensure their success and to help them graduate on time.

Community

RTE encourages and supports students to connect to our network of mentors, other students, jobs, internships and professional career contacts.

Empower

We provide scholarships to help students fill their financial gap, nurture their potential, and help them achieve their educational dreams.

​Meet Our Amazing Volunteers and Grateful Scholars!
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​Our Work is Impossible Without Your Generosity

Launched in 2015, Paly’s Rise Together Education has awarded need-based scholarships to over 70 Paly graduates from the classes of 2015 through 2021. Our scholars have overcome significant financial and personal hardships to excel academically. As an all volunteer organization, RTE needs your help - see below for ways to make a tax deductible contribution. Each scholarship is $1,000 to $2,500 per year depending on the student's institution.

Ways to Donate

Send a Check

Make Check Payable to:
Rise Together Education
380 Hamilton Ave
​PO Box 29
Palo Alto, CA 94301

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PayPal Giving Fund

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Rise Together Education is a 501 (c)(3) organization. To maximize your donation, we prefer check or PayPal Giving Fund.
Tax ID:  47-4218680​

RTE is Gold Star Rated on GuideStar!