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SVCF News - Fall 2008

“Back to School Challenge Grant” - Rise to the Challenge and Support our Kids!.

Also in This Issue:

  • Improving the Life Outcomes of Foster Youth Through Education: Our Kids Successat-a-Glance
  • YES Scholar Spotlight: “Our Graduation” By Daniel Rivera
  • YES Scholars Help to Lead EAP Camp
  • De Anza College Summer Bridge Program
  • Time to Celebrate! YES School Year End BBQ & Celebration
  • The 2008 Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon Raises a Record $20,400 for Foster Youth
  • SVCF Launches YES Emerging Scholars Program
  • Creating a Blueprint 2008
  • SVCF Hosts Annual Dinner & Celebration
  • YES Scholars Receive the HEY Foster Youth Leadership Award

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SVCF News - Summer 2008

“Support National Foster Care Month” - This May during National Foster Care Month, please help us make a difference in the lives of our community’s current and former foster youth.

Also in This Issue:

  • Paving the Road to Higher Education
  • YES Scholar Spotlight: “Just Call Me Super Mario!” By Mario Keener
  • Support the 2008 Kids Tri
  • A Call For Volunteers
  • Become an SVCF Corporate Friend
  • Creating a Blueprint 2008

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SVCF News - Spring 2008

“Creating a Blueprint for Foster Youth Success” - SVCF Co-Hosts National Training to Build Foster Youth Support Programs on College Campuses

Also in This Issue:

  • A Letter to Our Friends
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Claudia Montalba
  • YES Scholar Spotlight: “As Long as I Can Dream Big, I Can Achieve Big” By Brandy Wright
  • 2007 Blueprint Champion Award
  • SVCF Receives LACY Award
  • YES Update
  • Middle School Literacy Update
  • JET Initiative Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
  • Dream Maker & Legacy Tribute Donors

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SVCF News - Spring/Summer 2007

“Against the Odds” - Seven YES™ graduates share their college experiences in 2007

Also in This Issue:

  • SVCF Champions Multi-Agency Effort
  • Preparing Foster Youth for College
  • Foster Youth Literacy Intervention
  • Expanding YES™ to Foster Youth in Kinship Care
  • SVCF College Survival Fund Helps Foster Youth in Time of Need
  • Dream Maker Donors

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SVCF News - Fall/Winter 2006

“Swimming, Biking, Running And Raising Money For Our Kids” - Silicon Valley Kid’s Triathlon Raises Over $10,000 to Support SVCF Programs for Abused and Neglected Children

Also in This Issue:

  • “Dreaming Big And Making It Happen” YES™ Scholar Spotlight
  • Foster Youth Participate In A Six-Week Summer Bridge Program
  • Paving The Road To Post‑Secondary Success For High School Freshman Foster Youth
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • Need For Change In Educational Support For Foster Youth
  • What Can One Person Do? A Lot!
  • Improving Financial Aid For Foster Youth Statewide

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SVCF News - Spring 2006

“Champions for Kids” - The Sharks Foundation and Good Tidings Foundation Join Together to Renovate Hockey Court at the Children’s Shelter

Also in This Issue:

  • Kids Helping Kids
  • SVCF Donors Rise to the Challenge
  • The Gift that Keeps on Giving
  • “Living my Dream“ YES™ Scholar Spotlight
  • A Day in the Life of Your Scholar (Poem)
  • SVCF Celebrates Academic Achievements of 41 Foster Youth
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • SVCF Welcomes New Board Member Elise Cutini

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SVCF News - Fall/Winter 2005

“Kids Helping Kids” - One Part Lemon, One Part Sugar, Three Parts Water and the Generous Heart of a Caring 5-Year Old Boy

Also in This Issue:

  • SVCF Receives Sobrato Challenge Grant
  • “Reflections” at the Children’s Discovery Museum
  • “My Story“ YES™ Scholar Spotlight
  • SVCF Teams Up with De Anza College
  • YES™ Scholars Beat the Odds: California Community College Student Statistics
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • SVCF Board Member Receives AFP Award

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SVCF News - Summer 2005

“One… Two… Three… Cheer!” - Kids Racing for Fun, While Raising Funds for Kids

Also in This Issue:

  • I Dream of…
  • “I Can Do It“ YES™ Scholar Spotlight
  • SVCF Welcomes New YES™ Scholars
  • The Sharks Foundation Puts Kids First™
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • “Reflections” at the Children’s Discovery Museum

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SVCF News - Spring 2005

YES™ Scholar Gets Some Useful Career Advice From One of San Jose’s Bravest

Also in This Issue:

  • SVCF Announces the William Brockmoller Scholarship
  • SVCF Planned Giving Opportunities
  • Lumina Foundation partners with SVCF
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • Inspiring Imagination and Creativity Through the Arts

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SVCF News - Fall 2004

SVCF’s Art Education Program Receives Support and Recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts

Also in This Issue:

  • Fourth Annual YES™ Kick-Off Dinner
  • YES™ Scholar Spotlight: By Stephanie Howard
  • Commemorating the Life of Bernard Vonderschmitt
  • SVCF Executive Director Nancy R. Wiener Retires
  • Dream Maker Donors
  • A Word To Our Friends

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SVCF News - Fall 2003

“Coming Up Taller”

Also in This Issue:

  • SVCF Kids First™ Art Education Program Receives National Award
  • SVCF Holds Third Annual YES™ Kick- Off Dinner
  • My Beginning at Howard University
  • Kids Helping Kids
  • SVCF Dream Makers
  • SVCF Board Officer Election
  • The Sharks Foundation and Sobrato Family Foundation Receive Top Honors from the Association of Fundraising Professionals
  • A Word To Our Friends

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