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Santa Cruz
Education Foundation

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Founded in 2003, The Santa Cruz Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes excellence and equity in Santa Cruz City Schools by supporting programs and initiatives that develop creative, healthy, and engaged learners so that all students can achieve their full potential. The Santa Cruz Education Foundation (SCEF) supports our local public schools through advocacy, outreach and fundraising.

Impact Grants

Eddy

Awards

History & Mission

The Santa Cruz Education Foundation (SCEF) was founded in 2003 by a diverse group of Santa Cruz parents, educators, and community leaders who shared the belief that all Santa Cruz City School (SCCS) students should have access to equitable opportunities, are healthy in body and mind, and deserve to have an outstanding educational experience. â€‹â€‹

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For over twenty years, SCEF has made a tremendous impact in the lives of SCCS students through enrichment programs such as El Sistema Music, AVID, Outdoor Science School, Food What, and more. During the Covid Pandemic and CZU Fires of 2020, SCEF pivoted to firmly address the effects brought on by those unprecedented challenges. Through the Positive Impact Grant Program and the Eddy Awards, SCEF has continued to provide steadfast support for our teachers and educators, and prioritizes sustaining the academic enrichment, social supports and wellness our community’s students.

Our Goals:

  • To educate the community about the critical funding needs of Public Education

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  • To offer financial support for existing and new cultural, academic and other enrichment programs

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  • To support the health and wellness of students and families

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  • To become the focus of district-wide fundraising for Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS) and to undertake the disparities between school site funds

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  • To provide a sustainable funding source for programs, educator supports, and initiatives that support success of all students.​

Our Focus Areas:

  • Racial & Socioeconomic Equity

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  • Mental Health & Wellness

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  • Environmental Justice & Sustainability

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133 Mission Street, Suite 100

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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Santa Cruz City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. Santa Cruz City Schools also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

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Our vision is to create and support a learning environment that challenges and enables students to achieve their highest potential.

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