Students Achieve Academic Success in Spite of Personal Hardships.Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Scholarships Encourage Young Women on Path to Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. BALDWIN PARK Baldwin Park, city (1990 pop. 69,330), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled 1870, inc. 1956. Its industries include metal fabrication, printing, and plastics manufacturing. , Calif. -- Just as Alexis Adams was starting high school, her mother was killed by a gang. Her dad had been killed a year earlier. Today, Alexis works hard to inspire her younger brother Albert to stay in school and out of the street life. Jessica Macias was also orphaned at the age of 10, one of four children, left to be raised by an older brother. Today she is studying at Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College: see Claremont Colleges. through the Upward Bound program, and has interned with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Noun 1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and . Drugs and AIDS took Amanda Daniel's mother from her; Alzheimer's took her grandfather. Today, Amanda's goal is to become a teacher, and as a professor of African American Studies African American studies (also known as Black studies and/or Africana studies) is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, and politics of African Americans. , to bring knowledge, hope and pride to her young students. Alexis, Jessica and Amanda are among 18 young women from East San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. high schools who will each receive a $1,000 Jean Marie Carpenter Scholarship from Kaiser Permanente's Educational Outreach Program in Baldwin Park. The scholarships are awarded based on the recipients' ability to overcome adversity and remain focused on their education. The students will be feted at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 14635 Baldwin Park Towne Center in Baldwin Park. The keynote speaker will be Univision/KMEX-34 news reporter Norma Roque roque: see croquet. . "These remarkable young women are all blazing individual paths despite encountering some enormous obstacles early in life," said Diana M. Bonta, PhD, RN, Vice President of Public Affairs for Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Region. "These scholarships will provide a small boost toward completing their college educations." Scholarship recipients include: Nadia Arreola, Areli Briceno, Liliana Casillas, Vanessa Casillas, Victoria Fudge, Dora Alicia Gomez, Veronica Guzman, Cynthia Horta, Jordan-Britnie Kline, Gilda Lopez, Ana Luevano, Ana Mateo, Carolina Medina, Andrea Valenzuela, and Lina Voong. The late Jean Marie Carpenter founded Kaiser Permanente's Educational Outreach Program, established numerous educational programs at the Watts Counseling and Learning Center, and served as president of the Baldwin Park Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . Kaiser Permanente's Educational Outreach Program provides academic and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to primarily Latino and low-income youth in the San Gabriel Valley. It is one of the many community benefit programs and services funded by Kaiser Permanente as part of its more than $250 million annual Southern California commitment to improving the health of the community in which it serves. Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program with Southern California headquarters in Pasadena, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 3.3 million members in Southern California. Today it encompasses the nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Region includes more than 49,919 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 6,000 physicians representing all specialties. More information about Kaiser Permanente can be found at www.kaiserpermanente.org. Note to media: All the scholarship recipients will be available for interviews. |
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