Sí se puede: Keli Damaris Saucedo Cifuentes
Keli Damaris Saucedo Cifuentes reflects on coming to Richmond from Guatemala, the educators who challenged her to imagine a bigger future for herself, and the lesson she wants other immigrant students to carry with them: sí se puede.
Who Gets to Participate in Richmond’s Growth?
Richmond is growing. The harder question is who gets to participate in that growth. Richmond Ed Fund CEO Taikein Cooper reflects on what it will take to connect more young people to the opportunities shaping our region’s future.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond Selected to Lead The Link
Every RPS student should graduate knowing what comes next and how to get there. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond has been selected to lead The Link, a citywide network built to help make that possible.
Four RPS200 Schools Among RPS’s Top Five Early Literacy Gainers
All four elementary schools participating in RPS200 ranked among Richmond Public Schools’ five largest gainers in K–2 early literacy, an encouraging sign as the extended-year initiative continues to grow.
Introducing RVA Builds: Helping Students Graduate With Options
Richmond Ed Fund CEO Taikein Cooper reflects on the opportunity that changed his own path and why RVA Builds is designed to help more Richmond students graduate with real options.
RPS Shines: Celebrating the People Who Make Schools Work
From classrooms and career preparation to student support, fine arts, leadership, data, and operations, RPS Shines celebrates the people whose work shapes Richmond Public Schools every day.
Introducing The Link: One Network to Connect Every RPS Student to What's Next
Too many students graduate with a diploma but without a clear, supported path forward. The Link is Richmond Ed Fund’s next major investment to change that, embedding college and career navigation, wraparound support, and postsecondary coaching into a coordinated, citywide network. We are requesting proposals from organizations to help ensure every student graduates not just with a diploma, but with a real plan and the support to follow through.
A Message from our CEO
Our role is simple: we are here so that RPS can dream bigger for its students and act faster on what works. We’re here to close the imagination gap: that space between what our students deserve and what an underfunded system has been able to offer.
How Love Markets Met a Moment of Crisis
In late 2025, a federal government shutdown halted SNAP benefits for thousands of families across Richmond. The Crisis Response Fund allowed us to respond right away. We launched Love Markets to deliver food and hygiene products to our most vulnerable Richmond Public Schools families at the exact moment federal support disappeared.
