Welcome to Summer Search North San Francisco Bay where change has begun for students in 27 North Bay Schools!

Events

Second National Alumni Summit-8/1/2008 - 8/2/2008 Where Change Continues

10 Year Anniversary Barbeque-10/5/2008 Celebrating ten years of creating leaders in the North Bay!

News

We thank the Gruber Family Foundation for their generous support!

We honor Maria Cisneros-Lopez for eight years of referrals.

Welcome Robin Bacci and Patrick Gleeson to our board and the Summer Search family!

Giving Back

Thank you Melanie Rubio Merkner, class of 2001, for giving back!

In the inaugural year (1999) of Summer Search North San Francisco Bay, Melanie Rubio Merkner entered the program as a referral by Harris Nussbaum at Vintage High in Napa. During her first summer program at Syracuse University, Melanie was able to prove that she was accountable and self-reliant. That summer was a turning point in her life. It gave her time to reflect on her past as well as her future so she could share those aspects of herself with complete strangers - in doing so she made friends she still has not forgotten.

With the help of the college counseling provided by Summer Search, Melanie was able pay her own way through college and also earn her teaching credentials from Sacramento State. When choosing which way her road would lead next, Melanie was driven by her desire to give back to Summer Search and to the school that had brought the opportunity. Today Melanie is teaching Economics and World History at her alma mater, Vintage High, and is volunteering to be the Summer Search Referral Source, replacing the well-loved Harris Nussbaum who is retiring.

Melanie hopes that she will be able to help other students experience the support and the growth she gained through Summer Search. She wants all Summer Searchers to know that although things aren’t always easy, they will get better. We are very excited to have Melanie continue her involvement in Summer Search in this new and generous way. Thank you Melanie!