PIVOTAL
Ashley Matysiak is the Director of Outreach & Enrichment Services at PIVOTAL. Previously, Ashley held positions such as Senior Manager of Programming at PIVOTAL (formerly Silicon Valley Children's Fund & TeenForce) and Manager of Youth Engagement & Leadership at Silicon Valley Children's Fund. Ashley has experience in supporting youth from foster care in reaching their education and career goals, providing training and support programs, and facilitating educational and training sessions for foster parents and caregivers. Ashley holds a Master's degree in Social Work from San Jose State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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PIVOTAL
PIVOTAL, formerly called Silicon Valley Children's Fund and TeenForce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving educational and life outcomes for foster youth. PIVOTAL has provided over $3M in scholarship dollars to foster youth in Silicon Valley. Our persistent coaching model provides high school and college foster youth continuous mentor support, education planning, tutoring, career exploration and an unconditional commitment to help them define and achieve their life dreams! PIVOTAL scholars are 10x more likely to graduate from college, compared to only 3% of foster youth nationally. PIVOTAL helps foster youth acquire the skills, habits and work experience to fulfill their potential. Our staffing agency model makes it convenient and cost-effective for employers to hire teens and generates revenue to support our activities. Visit teenforce.org to learn more about our staffing model. For more information about our organization please email us: info@pivotalnow.org