Many thanks to the incredible donors, volunteers, and other supporters who attended our Community Leaders Luncheon on Friday, December 7. I was honored to meet many of you and look forward to deepening our acquaintance. Our event speakers, Miguel Cruz… Read More
As many of you know, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara will soon have a new leader. Victoria Juarez, who currently serves as executive director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, will assume her new duties as president and CEO of… Read More
Casa Dorinda is famous the world over for its magnificent architecture and gardens. Less well known is its longstanding, generous support of the many college students in its midst…
Daniel Ibarra Nunez needn’t look far for motivation. His hardworking mother and father, immigrants from Zacatecas, Mexico, provide daily inspiration…
Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Raul Aguilera earned three associate’s degrees at Santa Barbara City College before transferring to California State University, Northridge, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish. He has been a Scholarship Foundation program advisor since June… Read More
High school seniors basically must choose between two paths to mature adulthood. One promises a measure of self-discovery and a host of desirable life outcomes, including greater affluence and longevity. Statistically speaking, the other offers considerably less in the way… Read More
Student loan debt has been the focus of ominous headlines in recent months, and the underlying figures are indeed alarming. According to Federal Reserve data, Americans owed $1.5 trillion in student loans in the first quarter of 2018. Class of 2017 g…
Greg Cooper was passionate about three things throughout most of his adult life: his family, the transformative power of education, and bowling. The longtime Nipomo resident last year paid tribute to his favorite pastime and his devotion to education in… Read More
Have you ever wondered how your support of the Scholarship Foundation impacts local students…
Is college a worthwhile investment? The question has gained new currency in the wake of economist Bryan Caplan’s recent book, “The Case Against Education,” with various commentators weighing in for and against the proposition that our current system of colleges… Read More