“I’ve had many sleepless nights and stressful days, but I know my degree will be worth it.” Yesenia Aldapa, recipient of the Casa Dorinda Scholarship, looks forward to next summer, when she will finish her psychology degree at California State… Read More
The Scholarship Foundation has supported several generations of Santa Barbara County families over the years. Arthur Ludwig and his daughter, Maya Shoemaker, are one such example. During the late 1980s, Art attended University of California, Berkeley with our support, studying… Read More
Volunteer tutor. Eagle Scout. Captain of the varsity tennis team. President of the St. Joseph High School underwater robotics team. These are just a few of Andrew Myers’ accomplishments outside of his academic achievements, which are also impressive—Andrew consistently ranked… Read More
“There’s a population who don’t get certain opportunities—maybe they work, maybe they have a family and they can’t focus on their education,” stated Juan Zepeda, a former Scholarship Foundation recipient. “We want to help that population because we were that… Read More
“When I applied to college in my senior year at Dos Pueblos High School, Yale was my first choice. I just had my heart set on it,” recalled Connie Wang. “It had always been my dream school.” But Connie’s dream… Read More
Marissa attended community college before transferring to UCSB to major in sociology. Starting out at a community college helped her to save money so that she could help support her family during troubled times while her mother battled breast cancer…. Read More