Gridstone

A nonprofit organization

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$20,000 Goal

About Gridstone Inc

Mission Statement: We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community by offering food distribution services, free educational tutoring and Advance Learning for students K-12, STEM Boot Camps, parental advocacy workshops and community resource fairs to connect families to federal and local resources. Our members and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change. Using data driven models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference.

Programs:

Gridstone Inc - Math, English and STEM Advanced Learning Program
ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Our Math, English and STEM Advanced Learning Program is growing and there are so many youths within Kern County that deserve the educational assistance to keep them academically competitive. To ensure their success, we added Artificial Intelligence and sport activities. Our goal is to raise funds to provide food and refreshments for students, transportation to CSUB, 90 chrome books, STEM modules, school supplies, and much more that will support and enhance our efforts in providing effective resources for youth within Kern County for our Math, English and STEM Advanced Learning Summer Program. Our summer program currently has more than 130 students enrolled.

Our team has observed and performed statistical analysis pertaining to K-12 academic performances. Kern County is currently performing the worst in California Assessments out of all counties in California and their performances are forecasted to continue to decline. Our Advanced Learning Program assists At-Risk student’s competency levels in Math and English with the goals of preparing students academically for the upcoming academic school year and/or helping students to increase their competency to their current grade level.

Summary of what our program includes:

Math and Reading Intervention
AI Literacy
STEM Modules
Entrepreneurship Training
Culinary training
Fitness Challenge activities

Community Free Food Distribution

We host a Community Free Food Distribution aimed at supporting local families in need as we echo the Spirit Of Kind-Heartedness. We distribute food to over 700 families, and over 1400 individuals

When: Every 2nd Friday of the month

Where: Belle Terrace Park

Time 10am-1pm

NSBE Jr. Chapter

To further our STEM initiative, Gridstone Inc is the first NSBE Jr. Chapter in Bakersfield which allows us to take our youth to Engineering and STEM Conferences, attend robotic competitions, participate in mock interviews, and attend career fairs that adds to their confidence and professional development.