This past Wednesday at Yoshi’s in Oakland’s Jack London Square, Envision hosted its 2nd annual fundraiser, An Evening with Envision, bringing together our friends, supporters, teachers and students for a night to celebrate our accomplishments and bolster our future.

While enjoying incredible Yoshi’s cuisine and jazz from the Marty Williams Trio, our guests had the opportunity to talk with Student Ambassadors from all three of our schools who spoke powerfully about Envision: these students were far and away the highlight of the evening. Speakers for the evening included Brian, from our Students of Envision series. Brian took to the podium to share his personal story of transformation. He demonstrated beautifully just how much of a difference a great education can make: