Newsletters

Dear MOSTe Family, The highly anticipated 2024 Lanterns Awards are fast approaching, and we're excited to extend an invitation for your support! Every year, we honor remarkable women who embody empowerment, demonstrate leadership in their communities, and serve as...

  Dear MOSTe Family, We are thrilled to announce that Ares Wealth Management has chosen to partner with MOSTe through their Charitable Giving Program for 2024! The remarkable women at Ares, collectively known as the Ares Network of Empowered Women (ANEW), have...

  Dear MOSTe Family, Happy February to you all! I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the warm welcome and support I've received as I step into the role of Executive Director at MOSTe. It's truly an honor to continue the incredible work of those who have...

Dear MOSTe Family, Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays, and that you are beginning 2024 full of energy, intention, and excitement. Thank you again to everyone who contributed to our year-end fundraising drive! We raised over $22,000 to support a great...

Dear MOSTe Family, Warm holiday greetings to you all! Please join me in congratulating our seniors who have submitted their UC and CSU applications. I had the privilege of reading some of their personal essays, and once again I am inspired by their deep commitment to...

Dear MOSTe Family,  It's November, the month of giving thanks and getting those UC & CSU applications in! We're holding one more college essay clinic for our 12th graders this Saturday. Then on the 30th, it will be time to Hit Submit! It's also the time to express...

Dear MOSTe Family, It might be spooky season, but our fearless students and mentors are building connections, exploring the city, and working together to research colleges and complete applications! This Saturday we're hosting a college essay clinic for our 12th...

Dear MOSTe Family, We are excited to welcome new staff members to our team this fall! Ana Aldaco, our incoming Community Outreach Coordinator, will lead our recruiting and onboarding for both new students and mentors. She has been busy making presentations at our...

Dear MOSTe Family, It's almost that time again: to kick off a new school year, to welcome our new mentors and scholars, and to encourage our rising Class of 2024 to get down to work on their college applications. Our Orientation will be on Saturday, August 19th at...

Dear MOSTe Family, While we aren't holding many events this month, we are busy behind the scenes: evaluating last year's programs, analyzing survey data, and planning for the coming year; everything we can think of to improve our effectiveness and help girls reach...

Dear MOSTe Family, What a busy month! After a delicious Mentor-Mentee Appreciation event, our scholars spent the next weekend in Malibu exploring the coast during our annual Retreat. We also kicked off the college application process for our Class of 2024, and...

Dear MOSTe Family, The Lanterns Awards were a great success! The weather was balmy, our honorees Hydee Feldstein Soto and Ariel Fan were inspiring, our Youth Ambassadors (pictured here with staff and mentor Alma) gave an engaging and impressive presentation, and...

Dear MOSTe Family,   The Lanterns Awards are next week! Be sure to get your tickets for the April 20 event, so you can join us to celebrate our pathbreaking honorees and hear from our Youth Ambassadors.  This year's Lanterns will be particularly full circle:...

Dear MOSTe Family, We're excited to welcome our newest Board members, Christine Isip of Ares Management, Yvonne Marron of Salesforce, and Mong-Hoai Scott of NBCUniversal. These accomplished women not only offer their professional experience, but also share backgrounds...

Dear MOSTe Family, Can you feel the still-new year gathering steam? We are certainly gearing up here, welcoming the new cohort of Youth Ambassadors, launching the college application process with the Class of 2024, and celebrating all the acceptances arriving for the...

Dear MOSTe Family, The College and Alumnae Homecoming Brunch this past Sunday was a beautiful occasion to reflect on the intention and impact of our work. It's truly inspiring to see our scholars mature into such thoughtful and accomplished young people, pursuing an...

Dear MOSTe Family, As we look back on 2022, I am so proud of all that our scholars have accomplished in the past twelve months. From the middle schoolers building new connections with their mentors, to the high school seniors taking huge steps toward college, to the...

Dear MOSTe Family, In this season of gratitude, we thank all the donors, mentors, families, foundations and community partners who make crucial contributions to the success of our scholars and our program. The work we do truly "takes a village," and we feel incredibly...

Dear MOSTe Family, On Tuesday, to celebrate International Day of the Girl, three of our Youth Ambassadors and I traveled to Oakland to attend the Alliance For Girls conference, "The World We Imagine." The Ambassadors met with students from Oakland and Los Angeles,...

Dear MOSTe Family, The weather has thankfully cooled off, but our 2022-23 activities are definitely heating up! Many thanks to ASU for hosting our Scholar, Parent/Guardian, and Mentor Orientation at their California Center last month. Check out the photos and event...

Dear MOSTe Family, Hard to believe that school begins again this month! I feel fortunate to have gotten away for some mountain time last week, camping and hiking in Yosemite National Park. It was a great reminder of the need to rest and refresh, and especially of the...