Interfaith Network for Community Help

                         2162 Capitol Ave.

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

650- 321-7760

www.inchelp.org

               

 
 
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PRESS RELEASE

June 23, 2008

 

INTERFAITH NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY HELP (“INCH”) ANNOUNCES 2008 INCH SCHOLARS

 

 

East Palo Alto, CA

June 23, 2008

Contact:  Stewart Wobber.  650-321-7760

 

The Interfaith Network for Community Help (“INCH”) is pleased to announce the 2008 INCH Scholars.  For the 17th year INCH is awarding scholarship to ten 8th graders attending school within the Ravenswood City School District serving East Palo Alto and portions of Menlo Park. 

 

The 2008 INCH Scholars will receive a $2500 scholarship to attend the college, university or trade school of their choice.  Funds are held for each INCH Scholar and are paid once the Scholar graduates high school and registers in school. 

 

During his or her high school years each INCH Scholar is provided with mentoring and other support to help the Scholar succeed.  INCH recently received a grant from the San Francisco Foundation to provide tutoring to INCH Scholars to assist in the transition from middle school to high school.

 

Over the past 16 years over 100 INCH Scholars have graduated high school and gone on to further educational pursuits.

 

The 2008 INCH Scholars are:

 

Name of Student                                  Middle School

 

Marco Ayala                                         Beechwood

Jose Cruz                                            Beechwood

Cassandra Morales                               Belle Haven

Victor Alvarez                                      Belle Haven

Jessica Torres-Vasquez                         East Palo Alto Charter

Camry Davenport                                 East Palo Alto Charter

Silvia Vazquez                                      Eastside Prep

Wendy Vargas                                     Eastside Prep

Juana Maldonado                                 James Flood

Laura Ambriz-Magana                           San Francisco 49er Academy

 

 

INCH is a non-profit organization whose mission is to link needs in the community with resources in the community.  In addition to its scholarship program, INCH conducts the following “ministries.”

 

A.    Auto Ministry

 

INCH accepts automobile donations and matches these automobiles with families in need of transportation

 

B.    Youth Center Chaplaincy

 

INCH supports 30 chaplains at juvenile facilities to provide companionship, support and training

 

A.    Hope Chest Donations

 

INCH accepts donations of baby clothes, diapers and newborn support packages and distributions them to twelve different agencies in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties

 

B.    Emergency Funds

 

Through a grant from the Atkinson Foundation INCH provides funds to those in need referred by churches, synagogues and social service agencies

 

C.    Extended Educational Outreach

 

INCH provides funding for a tutoring program for the Tongan and Pacific Islanders Community.

 

For more information about INCH please contact Stewart Wobber at 650-321-7760 or visit inchelp.org