
Overview
PowerMyLearning is committed to helping students, teachers, and families in under-served school communities in Greater Los Angeles harness the power of technology and personalized learning to improve educational outcomes.
PowerMyLearning in Greater Los Angeles has partnered with more than 65 schools and served more than 20,000 students, parents, and teachers since 2008. PowerMyLearning has demonstrated significant impact on student achievement, teacher instructional practices, and parental confidence. This year, we are partnering with 29 schools across Greater Los Angeles.
Our program supports schools through professional development and family engagement services. Our professional development helps educators integrate new instructional approaches and deepen school-home connections. Our family engagement services empower parents to become stronger learning partners for their children, providing powerful tools and promoting meaningful interaction via high-quality workshops.
This comprehensive approach helps students take full ownership of their learning and puts them on the path to academic and lifelong success.
Become a part of our exciting work here in Greater Los Angeles! Here are some ways to get involved:
- Volunteer With Us
- Make a Tax-Deductible Donation
- Bring Our Programs & Services for Students, Families and Teachers to Your School
Thanks to PowerMyLearning, I’ve been able to further differentiate my instruction this year far more than what I’ve been able to provide in years past. With the support of the PowerMyLearning consultant, I was able to differentiate my instruction by using real-time data from assessments to dynamically structure my student groups.
Educator
Our Work in Greater Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles is home to a leading branch of the national non-profit organization, PowerMyLearning. By providing key tools, training, and support, our programs are designed to foster growth in teachers as instructional leaders, in parents as support partners, and in students as learners who can meet the challenge of high academic standards.
We have found that the power of personalized lies in its ability to fuel data-driven instruction and student agency in an integrated way. To do this effectively, we believe technology must be used to strengthen the face-to-face interactions among all of the key players that impact achievement–students, teachers, and families–and address learning students do in the classroom and beyond.
Programs & Services in Greater Los Angeles
By providing key tools, training and support, our programs and services are designed to foster growth in teachers as instructional leaders, in parents as support partners, and in students as learners who can meet the challenge of high academic standards.
The students of one of our teachers have achieved the highest math scores across all of the schools in our organization. We attribute this to the high quality, hands-on support the PowerMyLearning Blended Learning Consultant has provided to this teacher.
Jamal Richardson
School Partnerships
PowerMyLearning in Greater Los Angeles offers a series of comprehensive and targeted programs designed to meet schools’ unique needs. Programs can be focused specifically on increasing family engagement or supporting educators with personalized learning, or they can have a broader focus on addressing the needs of students, teachers, and families together.
We select partner schools based on a shared commitment to helping all students, parents, and teachers leverage the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes. PowerMyLearning partner schools must be public schools, either traditional or charter, that serve a significant portion of students who receive free or reduced-price lunch. Schools must also have a demonstrated interest in adopting blended learning, extending learning beyond the classroom, and engaging families in the learning process.
Interested in becoming a partner school?
Greater Los Angeles Partner Schools (2019-20)
- Gardena High School
- Manual Arts High School
- Walnut Park STEM Academy
- Mark Twain Middle School
- Alliance College Ready Middle Academy # 12
- New Heights Charter School
- Synergy Kinetic Academy
- Synergy Quantum Academy
- Synergy Academy
- ICEF Vista Middle School
- Camino Nuevo Sandra Cisneros K-8
- Camino Nuevo Dalzell Lance High School
- Clarion Charter Middle School
- Dolores Mission
- Our Lady of Victory
- Santa Isabel
- St. Ignatius
- St. Aloysius
- St. Lawrence of Brindisi
- St. Matthias
- St. Raphael
- St. Michael
- Immaculate Conception
- St. Louis of France
- Assumption
- St. Paul
- St. Francis
The students of one of our teachers have achieved the highest math scores across all of the schools in our organization. We attribute this to the high quality, hands-on support the PowerMyLearning Blended Learning Consultant has provided to this teacher.
Jamal Richardson
News & Events
PowerMyLearning presents: A Taste of the Arts District
Thursday, October 12, 2017
6:30PM – 9:30PM at Impact Hub Los Angeles
Join PowerMyLearning in the heart of the Downtown LA Arts District as you enjoy a night on the town for a good cause. Featuring bites from trending local restaurants, sips from local craft breweries and a unique, interactive format, this event will introduce you to our unique work in schools. You’ll discover one of LA’s hidden hotspots, interact with teachers and students, and learn how you can get involved in our work!
Stay tuned for tickets, sponsorship details, and more updates!

Local Board
David Foley, Chair
Quantitative Analyst, Capital Group Companies
Keyana Hughes
Manufacturing Operations Manager, 3M
Matt Kautz
Vice President, Global Audience Insights, Warner Bros.
Davis Park
Executive Director, Center for Innovation & Wellbeing at Front Porch
Avani Patel
Strategy and Innovation, Capital Group Companies
Vinay Prabhu
Managing Director, Jefferies Investment Banking
Eric Rosen
FUSE Executive Fellow, Los Angeles Department of Convention & Tourism Development
Meredith Sommers
Managing Client Partner, Franklin Covey
Maureen Sullivan
Partner, Bain & Company
Tiffany Wang
Executive Director, Digital Marketing, WarnerMedia
The students of one of our teachers have achieved the highest math scores across all of the schools in our organization. We attribute this to the high quality, hands-on support the PowerMyLearning Blended Learning Consultant has provided to this teacher.
Jamal Richardson
Leadership
Katie Roth | Executive Director, Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area
Elizabeth Cabrera | Director of Programs, Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area
Cynthia Gomez-Ramirez | Program Manager, Family Engagement, Greater Los Angeles
Maryell Hernández | Blended Learning Specialist
Rocio Martinez | Development Manager, Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area
Nancy Noriega | Manager, Development and Administration
Roque Pech | Senior Manager, Partnerships, Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area
Earl Turner III | Blended Learning Specialist
A laptop for every child’s home is absolutely critical; however, the highest leveraged component [of PowerMyLearning’s program] is the blended learning consultant. [Our PowerMyLearning consultant] was tremendous in shaping our math program this year.
Ms. Vargas
Supporters
- 21st Century Fox
- 3M
- All Points North Foundation
- Annenberg Foundation
- Bank of America Foundation
- Belkin International, Inc.
- The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
- Google (Community Grants Fund of Tides Foundation)
- Grace Helen Spearman Foundation
- The Green Foundation
- IBM Corporation
- Janine Chevalier & John Tobin Charitable Fund
- Johnny Carson Foundation
- Joseph Drown Foundation
- The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
- Knight Law Group
- Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Rose Hills Foundation
- S. Mark Taper Foundation
- Symantec Corporation
- Union Bank Foundation
- Weingart Foundation

Donate Technology to Help Greater Los Angeles Region Students!
PowerMyLearning is a national nonprofit organization that helps students in under-served communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes. One component of our program is providing families with a free home learning center (laptop computer) loaded with educational software, along with training on how to support student learning at home. Since 2008, we have provided more than 20,000 Greater Los Angeles families with a free home computer. Your laptop donations will help PowerMyLearning strengthen family engagement among the schools and families they serve and enable teachers to extend learning beyond the classroom walls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of laptops will you accept?
We will accept any working laptops, preferably with the power cord.
Is there a tax deduction for donating laptops?
PowerMyLearning is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all laptop donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. We will send you an acknowledgement letter for tax purposes, and corporate donors of 50 or more laptops are also recognized on our website.
How should I transport the laptops to PowerMyLearning?
Depending on the size of your laptop donation, we have a number of available shipping or drop-off options. To discuss specific shipping logistics, or if you have any questions about your donation, please contact our Director of Development, Calvin Selth at cselth@PowerMyLearning.org.
Would it be helpful to receive donations of extra laptop power cords?
Yes, we would love extra laptop power cords because we sometimes receive laptop donations without them.
Do you accept donations of any other types of hardware?
We welcome the opportunity to discuss other possible hardware donations, such as iPads, other tablets, USB flash drives, and surge protectors for families. However, we no longer accept desktop computer donations.
To learn more about tech donations, please contact:
Calvin Selth, Director of Development, at: cselth@PowerMyLearning.org
Donate Your Computer Today
All donated systems go through a refurbishing process and we wipe all data from your system. You can be confident knowing that your computer has been professionally refurbished by a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher.
Fill out the brief form below and get your donation started today!

Volunteer Opportunities
You can help students and families in high-poverty communities harness the power of digital learning by volunteering with PowerMyLearning in Greater Los Angeles. Our volunteers attend training with a friendly volunteer coordinator just minutes before assisting us with the rewarding work of engaging families during our Family Learning Workshops. You also receive a PowerMyLearning t-shirt to wear at the workshop and to keep!
PowerMyLearning’s volunteer program recruits corporate volunteer groups as well as individual volunteers. We make it easy to give back to your community, learn new skills, and get to know other engaged citizens in our region. Consider making PowerMyLearning a part of your organization’s volunteer plans.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with PowerMyLearning in Greater Los Angeles.

Contact Us
PowerMyLearningGreater Los Angeles
800 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: 213-222-0100
LA@PowerMyLearning.org