Richmond Promise – The Advocate

Bill to remove first-year costs, offer financial assistance

November 15, 2017

Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay (left) and Contra Costa College President Mojdeh Mehdizadeh (right) bartend for the Richmond Promise during the Cheers for the Promise fundraising event at East Brother’s Brewery in Point Richmond, California on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Richmond Promise Executive Director Jessie Stewart said raising $1,500 is the goal because it is the same amount of a Richmond Promise yearly college scholarship presented to high school graduates living in the city of Richmond.

Cheers, beers garner funds

October 11, 2017

Cheers, beers attain community funding, teacher appreciation

October 3, 2017

Grant awarded to develop counseling services

By Anthony Kinney, News Editor

March 8, 2017

A grant of $750,000 was awarded to Contra Costa College to fund the College Promise program, in partnership with the Richmond Promise scholarship, to propel Richmond High School graduates into college. The Richmond Promise is offered to Richmond ...

Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay discuses the Richmond Promise Scholarship program in the Richmond City Council Chambers on Jan. 27.

Chevron grant to move into ‘capable hands’

February 4, 2016

Angelica Arriaga, program director for College is Real, a college readiness program, gives
advice to Richmond High school graduate Marvin Parra in the College and Career Center at Richmond High School on Monday.

City Council extends Richmond Promise

December 9, 2015