Mission
FCE'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FIRST-GENERATION, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR FROM EAST PALO ALTO, CA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WHO GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. FCE WAS FOUNDED OUT OF A DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONCOMIC CONDITIONS OF EAST PALO RESIDENTS. FCE'S BELIEF WAS EDUCATION IS A POWREFUL TOOL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.