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SCHOLARSHIPS
Every year, Jobs for Youth awards Scholarships to twenty youth
between the ages of 16 and 21. Scholars are selected for financial
need, resiliency in the face of hardship, and drive. Scholars use
their funds for college or vocational training.
37th Annual Breakfast
On May 16, 2019 the County hosted
the 37th Annual Jobs for Youth
Fundraising Breakfast at Crowne
Plaza Foster City to support the
20
Jobs for Youth Al Teglia Scholarship
Fund. At the Breakfast, 20 JFY
Scholars
Scholars received $1,500 each for
per
Awarded
their higher education and Selected Annually $1,500 $30,000
Scholarship
to Youth
vocational training goals. The
theme of this year’s Breakfast was
“JFY Scholars are LLamazing!” and
the attendees had a llamazing
time! A special thank you goes out

to Supervisor Carole Groom for

serving as the Honorary Chair and 93 6 242

to County Manager Mike Callagy individual donations City Council Scholarships total

who served as the emcee. sponsorships since 2005

$289,000

given to youth since 2005

From our Scholars:

This opportunity means

the absolute WORLD to

Your support will aid me in receiving a degree me and will allow me to be

in computer science. I wish to create a tech financially stable while I am

company that helps the elderly and disabled going to school. I was

through the use of technology. Thank you so raised in the foster care

much for everything. It means so much to me. system and never had
much support, especially

when it came to college.

This program has made it

possible for me to obtain

a higher education and

I am so proud and happy to let you know that I
accomplish my dream of

will be attending Stanford University this fall!
becoming a social worker.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you so much for giving me this amazing

FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!

scholarship that will helm me during the next

chapter of my life.

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