Angel

Meet Angel, future pediatrician and one of over 200,000 kids who participated in Think Together this year. Angel just wrapped up her fourth-grade year in Whittier and she’s looking forward to her final year of elementary school, moving one step closer to her dreams. 

Angel’s favorite part about Think Together is the community of friends she’s built over the past five years. Having been in the program since kindergarten, she feels safe and accepted. “You can always be you,” she says, “You don’t have to be someone you aren’t.”

Angel emphasizes the support she receives from her Think Together site leaders as integral to her academic development. “When I don’t get it, they help me go through the problems and the steps and help me do it.” But Angel isn’t the only one receiving support, she says, “They focus on everyone and make sure everyone grows, they’re always there for us.”

Angel loves spending time with other kids, and that’s why she wants to be a doctor – to help kids feel better. She plans on attending UCLA to prepare for her medical career. 

As the 2018-2019 school year ends, Think Together celebrates another amazing year impacting students from San Diego to San Francisco. We expanded into new districts, including 28 afterschool sites in Compton Unified School District, and launched new programs, like coding and robotics. All to change the odds for kids like Angel. She says it best, “They’ll give you the support you really need.”