Action Leads to Impact
Uplift San Bernardino is a collective impact initiative at the Making Hope Happen Foundation.
Together, We are building a generation of successful adults committed to growing roots in San Bernardino.
My uplift promise
In my roles with San Bernardino City Unified School District and the Making Hope Happen Foundation, I will help everyone stay focused on providing opportunities for our youth to be successful here so they can be part of building a healthier, more prosperous community. This is exciting and important work, I am honored to be part of it.
“One of the best quotes I’ve heard is to serve with love, no matter what, that’s what I’m here for, Uplift San Bernardino, no matter what.”
“I want to continue to fuel the drive that propels my community.”
Our Strategic Framework For Change
Launching our future workforce into local careers
Our work will improve access to local opportunities for our youth. We're aligning K16 pathways with local business & industry, incentivizing youth to pursue their future here, and helping them gain valuable experience through internships.
Igniting upward mobility in the local market
Youth will have opportunities to advance and know how to maximize success when they achieve it. Our collective work will increase entrepreneurialism, financial health, digital access and professional networks among the next generation.
Fostering conditions for growing roots here
San Bernardino already has a wealth of opportunity - culture, family, jobs, higher education, and smart kids. Together we will strengthen our community around them. We're inspiring investments in developing our neighborhoods, improving safety, enhancing community pride, and creating opportunities for small businesses to thrive.
Thriving together through collective impact
Our transformational work provides the glue to keep a community focused on the same goal. We're facilitating communication, monitoring our impact, and learning together. Uplift San Bernardino is a backbone organization for the combined efforts of a variety of aligned collaborative works.
Working Together
Within our Strategic Framework for Change, Uplift San Bernardino aligns and advances collaborative programs of promise in the following ways.
Convening leadership workgroups...
Gathering people responsible for developing policies and overseeing systems to learn and discover new solutions for improving outcomes for San Bernardino’s youth.
Inspiring effective communication...
Communication with and engagement of our families will help leaders make better decisions and give youth better access to opportunities.
Creating shared understanding...
Research and data will help us better understand the issues and opportunities in our community. Learning together will improve our collective focus on our common goal.
Unlocking resources...
Organizing our collective work to inspire confidence that philanthropic and institutional investments will result in positive outcomes will bring more resources to positively impact our community.
Filling gaps between systems...
Mobilizing people, organizations, and resources in new ways to create better solutions and streamline services will make the path to success easier for local youth
Promoting accountability...
By creating a transparent record of our work and sharing it with all stakeholders we’ll invite our community to hold us accountable for results that matter.