Why I Give

Donating to CAF is an investment in giving all our children access to programs, resources, and opportunities that support their academic and personal growth during these critical years.

We are grateful to live in a community of like-minded families that pitch in every year so that our students can be in smaller sized classes, have ample classes to choose from – including an incredible instrumental music program – and many other extras like adequate counseling support.

CAF truly represents a commitment to helping students become well-rounded individuals.

We view our yearly CAF donations as an investment in the future of our children and the vibrant Carlmont community.

As advocates of public school who want our children to get a great education, we see supplementary funding like CAF as a necessity. In a perfect world, California would provide enough funding for all public schools to thrive, but we don’t live in a perfect world.

We donate to CAF because it provides such important additional support to Carlmont programs not fully funded by the state.

I choose to support CAF because I believe in public education and the power of community.

With Carlmont being such a big school, we feel it is important that additional funding is available to provide personalized counseling and a range of learning opportunities.

My oldest applied for college this year, and it is an overwhelming process for any student. However, he was able to have access to his counselor for questions that were answered promptly to smooth the process for him. This was possible due to the donations into CAF.

Considering private schools are ridiculously expensive, and our district has such great schools. Supporting our local education foundations like SchoolForce and CAF, which in turn support our schools, is a no-brainer.

Our family has prioritized supporting CAF because we have seen the wonderful opportunities this money provides, including instrumental music.

The Biotech Institute, journalism program and world language programs are three reasons that immediately come to mind.

Education is a priority in our family. We feel incredibly blessed to have such an excellent high school in our community.

We have been very impressed with the organization of CAF and their stewardship of our donation dollars.

We donate to CAF because it is an investment in our children and the entire community — for now and in the future.