CollegeBound Saint Paul

Education is one of the most powerful tools we have to expand opportunity and shape our future. That’s why city-wide initiatives like CollegeBound Saint Paul exist, to help families access early childhood resources and save for post-secondary education.

Our morning was made brighter after visiting the students at L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion for Deposit Day! Organized by CollegeBound, we helped Pre-K and Kindergarten students learn about the difference between things that cost a lot and a little, the importance of saving money, and how college is within reach.

I was the first in my family to go to college. It wasn’t possible in Laos. Like many first-generation graduates, that experience opened doors I never thought possible. It’s amazing to that there are so many pathways after high school—anywhere from college to trade school. Whether it is something as simple as trading a coin for a toy or as meaningful as helping families open a College Savings Account, CollegeBound is investing in brighter futures for our city.

Thanks KARE 11 for highlighting CollegeBound and our Deposit Days at Saint Paul Public Schools SPPS!

SPPS students as young as pre-K are already getting a finance lesson. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/education/saint-paul-program-introduces-college-savings-accounts-students-early-finance-lessons/89-ab826dc7-c9d0-4e2c-aa7c-98349069f154

Did you know that if you make a deposit in your child's CollegeBound account during tax season (between Feb 1 and May 31), they will receive a $25 bonus? One option is to make that deposit at our next deposit day on March 28th! RSVP: https://forms.office.com/g/K1DucrWgy7

Join CollegeBound at Saint Paul Public Libraries! We will be tabling at a few story times in March with financial health resources; come connect with us and claim your child's $50 financial health bonus for 2026. For more details, please RSVP: https://office.pulse.ly/4k8daei85s

The Saint Paul Community Action Network (StPCAN) was launched in response to the Rose Avenue 🧊 raid back in November 2025. Our network is comprised of people who live, work, play and/or care for Saint Paul.

In times of chaos and crisis we respond with abundant collective care ever more so. The community pantry & closet is accessible to anyone who is need of food, clothing and personal hygiene products.

We provide and receive donations on a rolling basis. Operation hours are M-F, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at 792 Studio inside Indigenous Roots.

Funds can be donated to: https://indigenous-roots.org/donate

The fight for equality continues!

KOM ဟ့ၣ်လီၤ ကျိၣ်စ့ဂ့ၢ်ဝီ တၢ်အိၣ်ဆူၣ်အိၣ်ချ့ တၢ်မၤလိတဖၣ်န့ၣ်လီၤ. ဒိးန့ၢ်ဘၣ် $25 လၢတၢ်ထီၣ်တၢ်မၤလိ တဘျီစုာ်စုာ်တက့ၢ်. ကိးလၢတၢ်ကဆဲးလီၤမံၤအဂီၢ် 651-788-7593 တက့ၢ်.

Happy New Years!!! CollegeBound hopes you are celebrating. As a reminder, you can claim the Empowerment Bonuses (Child Wellness and Financial Health) each calendar year, so make sure in 2026 to claim them!

Happy Kwanzaa from CollegeBound! Learn more about Kwanzaa and how to celebrate with your kids here: https://kidskonnect.com/articles/kwanzaa-for-kids/

A little light goes along way, shine BRIGHT this Hanukkah!

CollegeBound Community Ambassadors are an essential part of the CollegeBound team, helping us do outreach and connect with all Saint Paul communities. We are looking for 5-7 new ambassadors for 2026! CBSTP parents and multilingual folks are especially encouraged to apply. If you or someone you know might be a good fit, please apply here: https://forms.office.com/g/VbPUW8uY7D