Give the Gift of Education to Children in Poverty

On January 25, 2020, the Community Action Alliance’s Education Committee presented scholarship vouchers for the 2020 school year to twenty-six students.  One additional student is receiving a special scholarship for English Second Language studies; and an additional high school student has just been approved for participation. Two of the 2019 class of students had to meet additional academic requirements in order to be eligible for assistance this year. CAA plans to support up to 30 high school students in 2020.

Additionally, this scholarship class includes one degreed University of Costa Rica student of Social Work who is completing her licensing requirements while serving her sixth year as our Scholarship Program Administrative Intern.  And, we plan to offer another university social worker student a scholarship this year while being trained to assume the role of CAA’s University Scholarship Program Administrative Intern in 2021. 

This class welcomed six new young women who require assistance to continue in high school, and we are pleased that they are dedicated to continuing their education.

 And, we celebrated the December 2019 high school graduation of four of our students.  All four are continuing their education through university or technical school courses in 2020, and we wish them the best in those advanced studies. 

Additionally, three young women received special awards for achieving GPA’s of at least 95 for the 2019 school year; and each received an extra voucher redeemable for books. These women are setting high standards for themselves!

 Not all of our students hit these high marks, and two of our current students had to take additional tests to move to the next grade.  We will monitor their academics closely this year as a condition of continuing in the  CAA’s scholarship program.

 CAA expects to provide about $14,000 in direct educational support for 32 students in 2020.This level of educational support would not be possible without the generosity of donors through GlobalGiving, and through the additional work of CAA volunteers and other supporters.

Thank you for supporting the educational dreams of these students - an investment in education for these students is an investment for life.