Teach For America California Capital Valley (TFA CCV) collaborates with community partners, schools and mission-aligned organizations to develop innovative programs that enhance student outcomes and foster educator leadership. In 2021, TFA CCV set an ambitious goal to guide regional strategy: by 2030, twice as many students in Sacramento will read on grade level by third grade.
Guiding this endeavor is Executive Director Angelina Molina. As a first-generation college graduate who grew up in a low-income community, she leads with both lived experience and a clear sense of purpose, grounding her work in the belief that education can fundamentally change life trajectories.
Molina focuses on systems-level impact. While many conversations in education center on individual classrooms, she has been a leading voice in elevating the critical role of school leadership. She champions the idea that strong principals drive sustainable change across entire schools, impacting teacher retention, school culture and, ultimately, student outcomes.
Molina began her career serving youth in East Oakland, California, before stepping into the classroom as a 2012 Oklahoma City Teach For America corps member.
“Empowering high-quality instruction, retaining high-impact educators and building integrative partnerships in service of students and communities is most rewarding,” she says. “Through tutoring, academic programming, educator recruitment, talent matching and talent development, TFA CCV fosters action-oriented teachers and leaders who directly address academic barriers, opening doors for students.”
This summer, TFA CCV will host its third annual Summer Learning Camp to help address the region’s literacy gap and provide a unique learning experience to more than 200 underserved students in Sacramento and Stockton. The camp boosts literacy through the Science of Reading, improves math outcomes, and nurtures the whole child through social-emotional learning and physical activity. In 2025, 90% of families said their child gained confidence in their academic skills and 80% said their child’s reading skills improved as a result of Summer Reading Camp.
Providing these supports for students requires philanthropic support. Every dollar helps — just $30 can buy three books for students at Summer Learning Camp; $120 covers the cost for one student for the entire summer. Please consider donating at bigdayofgiving.org/organization/Teachforamericaccv.
