With its solid emphasis on service to the community, Fresno State continues to provide strong support to Jumpstart in the programโs continued development.
Jumpstart Fresno equips and trains Fresno State students to provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from underserved communities. Jumpstart Fresno was started at California State University, Fresno in Fall 2001, and is located in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning. This support has allowed Jumsptart to continue g
02/07/2025
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Hope you all have an amazing weekend! โจ
12/25/2024
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! ๐๐๐โญ
We hope you are enjoying the well deserved break! See you in 2025! ๐ชฉ๐
12/20/2024
Winter break is officially upon us! โ๏ธ๐โ๐ผ
We hope everyone had an amazing semester. See you next semester (& next year๐) bulldogs! ๐ค๐๐ค
๐ธ2024-2025 Team Leaders
12/10/2024
Team Leader Spotlight! โญ
Meet Clarisa! As the team leader for The Goofy Bunch, Clarisa loves to be in the classroom with the children. This is her 3rd year at Fresno State and 3rd year in Jumpstart! We are grateful for Clarisa and all of her amazing dedication to the children in our community.
12/06/2024
Happy Fun Friday! โค๏ธ
Team Oozma Kappa visited an escape room for team bonding this past month! They managed to escape with 5 minutes left and no clues! Great job team! ๐ฅณ๐ช๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
Have a great weekend everyone! ๐คฉ
11/21/2024
WE ARE HIRING!!! ๐ธ๐คณ๐ผ
Our program is in search of a creative individual to take on the role of ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ for the upcoming Spring 2025 semester.
In this role, a student will be responsible for managing the programโs social media presence, attend events to capture content, create engaging posts and recaps, take the lead on student/alumni communication, and other assigned tasks.
Interested in learning more or applying? Visit the link in our bio to access the application form and job description. We canโt wait to hear from you!
Questions? DM us or email [email protected]
11/21/2024
Family Literacy Night at the Betty Rodriguez Public Library was a huge success! ๐ฅณ๐๐
We hope that all of our friends in attendance had a blast enjoying storytime, activities, and of course a book giveaway. Thank you to our volunteers for helping make this event possible! ๐ค๐ฅฐ
11/18/2024
Team Leader Spotlight! โญ
Introducing Amber Lopez Rios! Amber is the team leader for The Muses. This is her 4th year at Fresno State and her 2nd year being a part of the Jumpstart Program. Her favorite part about Jumpstart is being able to be in the classroom with the children. Thank you Amber for all of your hard work and dedication to serving your community! ๐โจ๐
11/15/2024
Happy Fun Friday!!!
Pictured is Team Tinkers๐โจ
For team bonding, they spent an evening getting to know one another and having a potluck!๐คฉ๐ดAnother team bonding activity they enjoyed doing together was painting pumpkins. It was so cool to see everyoneโs artistic creativity!
Have a great Friday everyone! โญ๏ธ
11/13/2024
Deck the Halls with Cards of Love๐๐๐ซ
Exciting news! We are hosting a Holiday Card Drive on campus NEXT WEEK!
Find us in the free speech area on campus on ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ด from ๐ญ๐ฌ:๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐บ - ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ! We will have plenty of fun and festive supplies to make cards for families staying at Terryโs House during the holiday season.
Join us as we get into the holiday spirit by giving back to our community! ๐ฉตโ๏ธ
*All supplies & drop-off of cards provided by Jumpstart Fresno*
11/08/2024
Happy โจFun Fridayโจ!!!!
Pictured is Team Core Memories๐ก
For team bonding they went to ๐ง
Jumpstart Fresno was started at California State University, Fresno in Fall 2001, and is located in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning. Jumpstart Fresno equips and trains Fresno State students to provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from underserved communities. Jumpstart members are fueled by the core belief that providing high-quality educational opportunities to all young children contributes to breaking the cycle of poverty
With its solid emphasis on service to the community, Fresno State continues to provide strong support to Jumpstart in the programโs continued development. This support has allowed Jumpstart to continue growing and providing opportunities for many students to serve the children and families in Fresno.
Jumpstart Fresno has grown from 40 members to now over 70 dedicated Corps Members, reflecting the vast diversity of Californiaโs Central Valley. Our program draws students from an assortment of majors, including Liberal Studies, Psychology, and Marketing, among many others.
Our Corps Members work at full strength with our program partners in Fresno: Joyce M. Huggins Center at Fresno State, Central Valley Childrenโs Services Network, Reading and Beyond, Stone Soup Fresno and Head Start. Our partnerships with these programs allow us to have an even greater impact on the Fresno community and our efforts to work toward the day that every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.