Teaming Up for Area Nursing Students
The nursing program at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) enjoyed another clean sweep in 2017: For the fourth time in recent years its graduates scored a 100 percent pass rate on the state licensing exam…
Meet Billi Jo and Yaskin
Attendees at the Scholarship Foundation’s recent Community Leaders Luncheon were treated to a heartwarming video about recent SFSB aid recipients Billi Jo Starr and Yaskin Solano…
Juan Rangel: Inspired and Inspiring
Juan Rangel can tell you precisely the moment his plans for college began to take shape. Appropriately enough, it was during an AP English class early in his senior year at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria…
Meet Tosha Lewis, SFSB’s Dynamic Program Director
Tosha Lewis was named director of programs and evaluation at the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara in October 2016. A tireless advocate for expanding access to college, she…
Gabriela Goldberg: Speaking Meaningfully
Gaby Goldberg’s list of activities during her time at San Marcos High School is impressive: Captain of the varsity tennis team, captain of the varsity mock trial team, president of the AAPLE Academy, and founder…
Our Website Now Features Pages and Resources in Spanish
We launched a fresh redesign of our website a few months ago, but there was one piece that was still missing: accessibility of the website’s content to Spanish speakers…
Shop for Scholarships: Amazon Smile and Prime Day is Today
Can’t stop thinking about a new summer outfit? Want to make student’s dreams come true? Now you can finally buy those cute beach togs you’ve been eyeing and donate to the Scholarship Foundation…
Bowling For Stanford
When Santa Ynez local Gillian Micale joined the Engineering Bowling Group at Santa Barbara City College, she never imagined it might be an activity that got her into Stanford…
Congratulations to our 2017 Scholarship Recipients!
Each May we celebrate our scholarship recipients in separate north and south county ceremonies. This year, we celebrated at the Santa Barbara Courthouse’s…
Michael Towbes: Community Leader and Champion of Education
For over 50 years, Mr. Towbes was a pillar of the Santa Barbara community, both in business and philanthropy. He was the founder and chairman of the board of The Towbes Group, a construction and property management …