Power Up for Learning

Help Support Technology Education in Alameda

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Power Up For Learning (PUFL) is a program from the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) that provides technologies and STEM enrichment access for Alameda students in need – and it’s supported by AMP customers like you! 

Interested in becoming a PUFL donor? It's easy using your AMP account. 

  • AMP customers designate an amount to be added to their monthly power bill. Your bill and ongoing donation will be wrapped into one single bill cycle payment total.

  • AMP collects these donations and provides them to AEF for its Power Up For Learning program

Help keep Alameda students connected and support STEM learning! 

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PUFL supports technologies for Alameda youth in three main ways

INTERNET HOT SPOTS: All students deserve equal access to learning! We have students who are unhoused or in unstable housing, and families who do not have internet connection. Students need the ability to complete school assignments, to stay connected with their teacher and classmates, and access to communications from the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) about essential school information. In response, AEF utilizes PUFL funds to provide internet 'hot spots' and data for public school students and families in Alameda who are unable to access free or reduced internet connection offered by internet providers. These hot spots are rotated according to need. Families who are already struggling with poverty need to keep their students connected so they can succeed academically.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED TEACHER MINI GRANTS: AEF provides grants that focus on teachers at low-income schools or of special, underfunded, programs such as special education. Thanks to Power Up for Learning (PUFL), AEF is able to increase its support of these grants, be it for tools (3-D printers), educational opportunities (Career Technical Education), or field trips. 

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED ENRICHMENT CLASSES: AEF is providing more of STEM related classes at our lower-income schools so these students have the same opportunity for fun, hands-on learning as their more affluent peers. Some of AEF's most popular After School Enrichment classes are in the STEM fields, including Lego Basics and Robotics, Coding, Life Sciences, Engineering, and more. AEF enrichment programs feature small class sizes and are taught by experts in their fields. AEF is directing PUFL funds to student scholarships for STEM classes at our Title I (low-income) elementary schools and/or for qualifying students.


Your PUFL dollars at work

Learn more about PUFL’s impact on Alameda's students on the AEF website.