Welcome to PoOFA!

Power of One For All is an Education Non-Profit Organization founded in 2017 to benefit the students of The High School of Fashion Industries in Chelsea, New York City.
Founded by Rosa Chavez Gaffney, a Career and Technical Ed. Fashion Design teacher and proud alumni of the class of 1992.
She initially founded the non-profit to strictly benefit financially challenged students at her alma mater, just as she once was, but after being involuntarily reassigned and removed from HSFI, has pivoted to serving all financially challenged inner city high school students, especially those from Murry Bergtraum High School where she now teaches Art.

She was responsible for starting the study abroad program in 2012 that sent over 95 NYC high school students to Florence, Italy. This collaboration that afforded high school students scholarships to earn college credit bearing experiences ended in 2022.
In 2022 we chose to close all existing programs and concentrate on alleviating the small financial gaps many high school students face by awarding gift cards to promising scholars. It may sound small, but for a struggling teen, this can mean the world, just as it did for Ms. Chavez, when she was a teen.

Murry Bergtraum High School is a Title 1 NYC public high school.
The basic principle of Title 1 is classified as a school with a large concentration of low-income students who receive supplemental funds to assist in meeting their educational goals.

Historically, we curated fashion focused award programs which consisted of Two Academic Merit Based Scholarships AND our Annual PRIDE AWARD, to celebrate our diverse student population. Representation is important to them making it crucial for us.
Today, we have modified our rewards to fit the needs of Murry Bergtraum’s student population and have realized that ‘cold hard cash’ is KING, and when used to motivate inner city children, it can ‘move mountains’. Funds will be rewarded as gift cards that can be used to purchase items that can assist with everyday living such as food, school supplies and household needs.

100% of all donations directly fund our scholarships!
Please help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 for the this scholastic year 2025-2026