Category: Success Story
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CSF Scholar Brandon: Looking Forward to High School and Hoops
Brandon Yrrizarry is a popular eighth-grader at Manhattan Christian Academy (MCA). He’s regularly on the honor roll, has sold his paintings at MCA’s annual art sale, and serves as captain of the basketball team. He even coaches younger children at his church. School wasn’t always such a positive experience for Brandon though. He entered MCA…
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CSF Alumna profiled on Walton Family Foundation’s blog
We are proud to share that CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato is the subject of a profile on the Walton Family Foundation’s blog. Nicole remembers moving to a private school starting in seventh grade and being stunned to learn about her scholarship. “I’ll never forget the day my dad explained to me that two men who I…
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CSF Alumna Goes Hollywood
By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato My name is Nicole Serrato. I am a CSF alumna, and this past summer showed me that CSF is the gift that keeps on giving. I received a scholarship from CSF to attend private school for 7th-10th grades in Los Angeles. I can honestly say the education I received from…
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In His Own Words: CSF Alum Antoine Peralta Castro
by CSF Alumnus Antoine Peralta Castro I am the oldest of four children. My mom and dad have worked hard every day to give us a brighter future. They both came from Mexico and lived a hard life there. My parents didn’t go to school all the time. My dad had to work to…
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Truly Free
By CSF President Darla M. Romfo In October 2014, a young man made his way out of Cuba in a rickety boat in the dark of night with a few other brave souls. By sheer force of will and a bit of luck they crossed the Gulf of Mexico to Mexico and then…
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CSF’s 2019 Champions for Children Celebration Marks 21 Years
Last week, CSF was honored to recognize CSF Alumnus Jason Tejada, education reform advocate Derrell Bradford, and investor and philanthropist Arthur Rock as this year’s Champions for Children. The event marked 21 years since CSF’s founding, during which time 174,000 students have benefitted from scholarships funded by CSF and its partners. Kicking off…
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In His Own Words: CSF Scholar Adrian
My name is Adrian and I am a sixth-grade student at Manhattan Christian Academy (MCA). I came to MCA two years ago. At my old school, people hated on each other, bullied, and fought. In third grade I got cursed at for no reason. All of this affected the way I acted outside school.…
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CSF Will Celebrate Turning 21 with Champions for Children Event
The Children’s Scholarship Fund’s (CSF) 2019 Champions for Children Awards celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 8th, from 6:30-9 PM at The Roosevelt Hotel (45 E. 45th Street near Madison Ave.) in New York City. This year, CSF turns 21, and we are commemorating this special milestone by celebrating three generations of Champions for…
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How ‘Oprah’ Reruns Helped My Dad Find the Right School for Me
by CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato Note: This blog post originally appeared on Education Post, an education news site that seeks to elevate the voices of the people who matter most in the movement to improve schools: parents, kids, and teachers. I grew up in El Sereno, a low-income neighborhood near Los Angeles, and…
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Meet CSF Alumna Delia Cruz
Elementary School: Christ the King School, Bronx (Valedictorian) High School: Academy of Mount St. Ursula (Valedictorian) College: Stony Brook University ’20, psychology major Her CSF experience: I actually loved the public school I was at prior to Christ the King, but it only went up to the third grade. It was small but academically good.…
