Broadview Mortgage Provides Major Gift to ABCUSD Program

This press release was written by the ABC Education Foundation

Broadview Mortgage, a new partner of the ABCUSD Education Foundation, has committed to sponsoring the ABC Unified School District’s Primary Intervention Program (PIP) to ensure all elementary schools in the district receive this service. 

The family-owned mortgage company that provides Southern Californians with home financing is donating a generous pledge through the new ABCUSD Education Foundation to extend the PIP program from four elementary schools to ten within the district.

PIP provides a social emotional curriculum called Skillstreaming in a small group setting for three or four students, providing them with positive life skills and classroom skills, such as “How to Listen," "How to Ask for Help," "How to Handle Emotions," "Using Self-Control," "Accepting Consequences" and "Being a Good Sport." Skillstreaming has been used in pre-school settings to high school settings at ABC with wonderful results. Skillstreaming can be used with general education or special needs populations. 

To continue providing the PIP program during district budget cuts, PIP on Wheels was created, allowing schools to share a PIP Aide who would schedule office hours at multiple schools. The PIP on Wheels program was previously only available at Gonsalves, Leal, Stowers and Wittman Elementary Schools.  With Broadview’s gift, Hawaiian, Cerritos, Niemes, Bragg, and Kennedy Elementary Schools will also receive a PIP Aide one day per week for six hours per day.  The other nine elementary schools in the district will also begin offering PIP services (drawing on a different source of funds) so that all 19 elementary schools in ABCUSD will now offer the program.

"Broadview Mortgage's long term gift to the ABCUSD Education Foundation will provide Skillstreaming at every ABC elementary school through the ABC Primary Intervention Program or PIP,” said ABCUSD Superintendent, Dr. Mary Sieu.  “The PIP program at ABC provides over 1,000 students with classroom skills and social or emotional supports.  ABC teachers report that students have improved attendance, attitudes, self-esteem and self-confidence.  These important life skills will translate to better school achievement and improved student outcomes.  We look forward to a long partnership with Broadview."

About Broadview Mortgage

Established in 1988, Broadview Mortgage Corporation continues to provide residential loan programs serving all of California. Based in Orange, Broadview represents the epitome of a family owned business that prides itself on educating and empowering the community. Support for public school students and teachers is at the core of Broadview's passion.

About the ABCUSD Education Foundation

The ABCUSD Education Foundation was founded in February 2012 to support district programs in jeopardy due to budget cuts.  Since inception, the Foundation has held multiple fundraisers, including a school backpack initiative for homeless children, 2K/5K Fun Run, Golf Tournament and  two Ragnar Relay race fundraisers. The Foundation has funded over $80,000 in programs for ABC Unified schools including support for the ABC Reading Olympics, two summer camps—one for 6th graders and one for developmentally disabled youth, an “It’s Up To All of Us” pedestrian safety public education campaign , ABC Secondary Band Festival and PIP on Wheels.  It has organized a committed Board of individuals representing business and education who donate their time, finances and expertise to ensure that all ABC students and every ABC school succeeds.