Scholarships make a difference in students’ lives

If you decided to pursue a college education, did you apply for scholarships? Do you wish you had applied for more? For many students, a scholarship award can mean the difference between leaving school or being able to stay in school and achieve their dreams.

In fall 2019, $5 million in scholarships were distributed to over 2,000 students via the Community Foundation. One of those students is Marlyn Zuno. After coming to the United States to live with her grandparents in the 6th grade, Marlyn had to learn how to adapt to a new country and a new language while being separated from her parents. Now a freshman at University of California-Berkeley, Marlyn’s goal is to pursue a degree in political science or public policy. After receiving her bachelor’s, she plans to attend law school and help other minority, low-income and non-English speaking families.

Marlyn is the recipient of the Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund for Children of Cox Enterprise Employees, one of the scholarship funds the Community Foundation manages. You can help students achieve their education and career goals by supporting an existing scholarship or by designing and setting up a new scholarship fund through the Community Foundation. Speak with your philanthropic officer to help make a student’s dreams come true.

This story was originally published in The Giving Life.