SparkPoint Articles

  • $2 Million in Groceries!
    Over $2,000,000 in Groceries Distributed at the Skyline Drive-Thru Free Community Market! This past week marked the 32nd Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Community Market! At this most recent weekly grocery distribution event we served 845 families with the support of 30 volunteers including the Golden State Warriors organization! Every week each household or family receives almost 50 ...
  • 30th Skyline College Grocery Distribution – Volunteer Appreciation!
    This past week marked the 30th Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Community Market! At this most recent weekly grocery distribution event we had 30 volunteers and served 890 families! It was also our volunteer appreciation day, so we had live music and gifts to thank for our incredible volunteers. Every week each household or family receives almost ...
  • Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Community Market Extended through August 2021!
    We are excited to inform you that the Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Free Community Market has been extended through August 2021! This weekly event provides students and other members of the community with 40 pounds of groceries (including fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as bread, rice, milk, eggs, cheese, canned goods, and much more). Everyone is ...
  • Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Community Market Extended through August 2021!
    We are excited to inform you that the Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Free Community Market has been extended through August 2021! This weekly event provides students and other members of the community with 40 pounds of groceries (including fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as bread, rice, milk, eggs, cheese, canned goods, and much more). Everyone is ...
  • Skyline College Grocery Distribution Reaches $1 Million in Groceries
    This past week marked the 21st Skyline College Free Drive-Thru Community Market! At this most recent weekly grocery distribution event we had 30 volunteers and served 850 families! We also hosted a small media event with several news outlets on hand to capture a financial donation from the Barry Bonds Family Foundation to Second Harvest Food Bank ...
  • SparkPoint Accepting Applications for Spring 2021 Grove Scholarship Program
    SparkPoint at Skyline College is currently accepting scholarship applications for 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students for the Spring 2021 cohort. Grove Scholarship applications are available online at skylinecollege.edu/sparkpoint and are due by 3:00 p.m. on February 17th, 2021. Eligible students will be selected for the program based on three short personal statements that describe who they ...
  • Skyline College Grocery Distribution Extended through May 2021
    The Skyline College Drive-Thru Community Market launched in September and provided groceries to 300 families in the first day. This past week marked our 17th weekly food distribution event and served 825 families! Each family receives almost 40 lbs of groceries, including milk, eggs, pasta, rice, fresh produce, canned goods and dry goods, as well ...
  • Skyline College Celebrates 15th Drive-Thru Community Market!
    The Skyline College Drive-Thru Community Market launched in September and provided groceries to 300 families in the first day. This past week marked our 15th weekly food distribution event and served 800 families! Each family receives almost 40 lbs of groceries, including milk, eggs, pasta, rice, fresh produce, canned goods and dry goods, as well ...
  • SparkPoint and Skyline College Lead Historic Bay Area 2020 Census Count
    SparkPoint and Skyline College partnered with United Way Bay Area to do outreach for the 2020 Census and we have received the official BAY AREA COUNTS 2020 report.  People and communities throughout the Bay Area will have better access to services, more resources and better political representation because of these efforts. THE INVESTMENT: Over $27.5M in ...
  • 2020 Virtual Food Drive at Skyline College
    The 2020 Virtual Food Drive at Skyline College is an effort to support local communities to gain access to fresh, nourishable groceries and meals provided by Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Normally, we would be hosting this event on campus with the support of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, SparkPoint, the Phi Theta Kappa Honor ...