In 2018, Melissa was approached by Christina Martell and Bill Williams of Casa Jojo Foundation to adopt a Scholarship Program she had been running for 15 years. 

 

Designing Women and Men of Substance...

It was agreed that to qualify, there must first be a need, a minimum 85% GPA and the willingness to volunteer in the community - in keeping with Corazón's Culture - a sense of helping others must be instilled, The idea was to turn the hand out into a hand up, an opportunity to design women and men of substance, leaders with a conscience.   For most of us, this sounds reasonable but once the arduous task of screening was done - out of 55 applicants - only 20 actually qualified in terms of need and of those 20, only 9 would agree to volunteer either in their Communities or at Corazón.  Neither they, nor their parents could see the benefit.

Corazón's Scholarship (Becas) Program has grown, helping close to 100 students.  

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Corazón inspires and empowers young people to reach their full potential through what has become a very dynamic Program supporting youth to achieve both Grade 12 and/or University/Trades Graduation.  At Corazón, investing in their futures involves much more than paying school fees - it requires Mentorship, Counselling, Apprenticeship and Internship Opportunities combining moral and financial support and practical experience. The result is a graduate with an advantage, able to demonstrate years of on-the-job training and experience in their fields.  

At the core of what we do is the belief that youth can do incredible things, when given the

inspiration and the opportunity.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, focussed, hard-working, committed to helping others and determined to reach their goals.  Support for post-secondary education/training includes training in the following areas:  Leadership and Life Planning, University English, Financial Planning, Career Orientation, Time Management and more to prepare them for university life and beyond.

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Scholarship recipients are required to volunteer either in their community or within the Foundation in one of our main areas – Administration, Operations, Accounting, Culinary Arts, Education, Fine Arts, Maintenance, Technology, Fashion Design, Marketing & Promotion. 

Our youth are the driving force behind the phenomenal growth and success of our Mission!