Rise Together Education
We are a unique all-volunteer nonprofit organization helping Paly grads from low-income families get TO and THROUGH college.
Give the gift of education to our 10th Annual Spring Fundraising Campaign.
Message from RTE President Tida Violante
Stories from our Scholars:
Scholar Isa Morabia (May 2026 graduate)
Scholar Nickolas Kushchenko (May 2026 graduate)
Scholar Jason Or (May 2026 graduate)
Alumnus Gerardo Rivera (December 2025 graduate)
Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
We are proud of the 8 RTE college grads and 12 incoming Paly grads
10 Years of Support, Community and Empowerment
Because of your generosity Rise Together Education is currently supporting 60+ amazing college students who are 85% first-generation college and BIPOC. We provide a scholarship, one-on-one mentoring, and a supportive community. You are helping to invest in the future of our young neighbors and friends from *extremely low-income families! RTE scholars flipped the statistics with an 80% 4-year college graduation rate for first-generation college students!
*Extremely low-income is defined as an annual household income of $55K for a family of four and represents about 10% of the students who attend Paly or 50 students per grade.
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.
"[The people at]
Rise Together Education actually care about the whole person and not just the academics."
Jennyfer Avila-Zavala
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of San Francisco
Class of 2023
What We Do
Paly’s RTE provides support and financial resources to Palo Alto High School students from low-income families to help reach their dreams of graduating from college. Join us!
Your support and financial gift to our volunteer-run organization make an enormous positive impact on the lives of students from socio-economically disadvantaged background. One scholarship for a four-year college student is $3,500 per year and one scholarship for a community college students is $750 per year.
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.
