Pacifica School Volunteers

Pacifica School Volunteers Closes (announced March 2026)

After careful consideration, and with heavy hearts, the Pacifica School Volunteers (PSV) Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cease operations in June 2026 at the close of the current school year. (Link to article in Coastside News here.

PSV has ended the past two school years with operating deficits. While our Executive Director made significant efforts to strengthen and expand revenue through our ThinkBridge summer program, enrollment continued to decline, resulting in insufficient funding to sustain operations. 

Although PSV has consistently received foundation grants and public donations, ThinkBridge was our primary source of operating revenue. Decreased enrollment in the ThinkBridge program since the pandemic has made the organization financially unsustainable.

Compounding these challenges, our Executive Director recently resigned, leaving a critical leadership position vacant at a time when the organization lacks the financial capacity and timeline necessary to recruit new leadership and successfully operate the ThinkBridge program. As a result, the Board has determined that responsibly winding down operations at the conclusion of this school year is the only viable path forward.

For more than 25 years, PSV has supported and enriched the education and well-being of students in Pacifica’s schools by recruiting, training and placing volunteers, strengthening connections between schools, families, and the broader community, and sponsoring impactful programs such as read-aloud initiatives, senior exhibitions at Oceana High School, and volunteer education. PSV has also created meaningful opportunities for both adults and youth to serve and support Pacifica’s students.

We are deeply proud of PSV’s legacy and extend our heartfelt gratitude to our volunteers, funders, educators, school district partners and community supporters for their dedication and commitment to the children of Pacifica.

We encourage volunteers to sign up directly with district schools to help students with reading, math and other subjects. At Oceana, interested community members can also support the Senior Exhibition program

Our Mission

To inspire a love of learning, to advance students’ academic achievement, and to promote students’ well being in Pacifica’s public schools. Toward these ends, we recruit, train, and place adult and high school volunteers in literacy, math and other programs in the schools.