The previous year—academic year 2018-19—was a banner year for both Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) and our team of volunteers. DSF staff, led by Volunteer Manager Caryn Oppenheim, helped launch DSF’s Volunteer Forward movement, which was met with tremendous enthusiasm from the community. Volunteers gave their time in support of DSF’s three-part program of College Access, Scholarships, and College Success, from … Read More
Scholars Put a Face to the Name Behind their DSF Scholarship
It’s not every day that Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) Scholars have a chance to meet the donors who make their DSF Scholarships possible. But last month, as part of DSF’s Named Scholarship program, Scholars Santos and Michela met DSF donor Dick Shahan, and the three forged a special connection. A personal connection makes a Scholarship possible Mr. Shahan graduated from … Read More
DSF Future Center at Abraham Lincoln High School Sets Students Up for College Success
Eric Lam, like many DSF Scholars, hopes to be the first person in his family to complete college when he graduates from the University of Colorado Boulder. Now halfway through his first year in college, Eric is well on his way to achieving this dream. Though, when he looks back to his early high school years, Eric did not consider … Read More