Andres y Maria Cardenas Family Foundation

The Andrés y María Cárdenas Family Foundation provides scholarships and support to Northeast San Fernando Valley students pursuing higher education, fostering a network of compassionate leaders who elevate their community through service and achievement. By investing in the education goals, resilience, and promise of students in their community, the Foundation creates generational change in our scholars' families. We hope to increase our impact by supporting 24 additional scholars, a 60% increase over our current year awards.

The Andres y Maria Cardenas Family Foundation provides scholarships and support to Northeast San Fernando Valley students pursuing higher education, fostering a network of compassionate leaders who elevate their community through service and achievement. By investing in the education goals, resilience, and promise of students in their community, the Foundation creates generational change in our scholars' families. We hope to increase our impact by supporting 55 scholars, a 30% increase over our current year awards.

Our project aims to recognize and invest in low-income, first-generation students of color who have demonstrated grit, resilience, and commitment to their education despite their socio-economic circumstances. We are committed to supporting those students who may not be the high achieving students but continue to persist in their educational journey. Our goal is to equip these students with an education that gives them access to careers that break the cycle of poverty and changes the socio-economic status of future generations.