Category: Philanthropy
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CSF Scholars Abigail and Angelie Are Ready for the New School Year
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, it brought new challenges for Kathia Urbina and her family. Both Kathia and her husband lost their jobs during the initial lockdown. Their older daughter Abigail, who has been a CSF Scholar at St. Athanasius School in the Bronx since Kindergarten, was forced to switch to remote learning. Kathia was…
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Fox Business News’ David Asman interviews Darla Romfo about pandemic-inspired school choice momentum
“Education might be the one area where we have more freedom after this rather than less, because parents are tuned into what’s happening and a lot of parents are saying, ‘We need to have school choice. We need to have the option of sending our kids to private schools or homeschooling or doing whatever we…
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Behind the Mask, Holiday Episode
Missed today’s episode of Behind the Mask? Click above to visit Times Square with CSF Scholars Andrew and Eric of Guardian Angel School, see student artwork from Our Lady of Lourdes School, and hear music from The Nutcracker performed by the Sacred Heart School Quintet. Thank you to CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato for hosting and…
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Donor Spotlight: Teen Tutors of Goshen
High school students Jolina Dong and Kiara Paulino recently formed a tutoring business, Teen Tutors of Goshen, to help K-8 students in need of extra academic support amid the pandemic – and they are donating 20 percent of what they make to Children’s Scholarship Fund. The girls always planned to save some of their earnings…
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CSF Launches the Founders’ Legacy Society
The founders of Children’s Scholarship Fund, Ted Forstmann and John Walton (pictured above), left a profound legacy when they established a program in 1998 that enabled low-income parents to choose a better academic path for their children. Though Ted and John are no longer with us, their legacy lives on thanks to the long-term commitment…
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Behind the Mask, CSF’s new webinar series
This fall, even though we are grateful to note the majority of CSF participating schools are offering in-person instruction five days a week, safety dictates that we cannot visit schools or host in-person events to connect you with students and their families. That’s why we decided to launch a new webinar series called Behind the Mask…
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This October, CSF Scholars are lighting up Times Square
Thanks to Morgan Stanley, CSF Scholars and alumni are lighting up Times Square! All through October, a message featuring CSF will play several times each hour on the signage at Morgan Stanley’s global headquarters as part of the financial firm’s Lights on Broadway program, which helps build awareness for the non-profits the company supports. Watch…
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CSF Scholars go back to school!
Thousands of CSF Scholars went back to school this week. Even more exciting, a majority of them are back in the classroom in person, with many improvements in the virtual experience for those who chose to remain learning remotely for the time being. During these challenging times, the back to school photos they’re sharing are even more…
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CSF President interviewed on AEI podcast and Chicago radio
This week, CSF President Darla Romfo appeared with Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Howe of AEI on their Are You Kidding Me? podcast, discussing how CSF families have fared during the pandemic, and the challenges their schools face as the new school year approaches. She called for more equitable relief funding for tuition-based schools and the families…
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Scholarship alumna comes full circle
By Nicole Serrato Last month I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film, and Minor in Journalism. Shortly after my graduation, I accepted a full-time position at The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF). I’ve been working for CSF part-time as a development and communication assistant while pursuing my degree for the last two years.…
