After a successful career in the oil and gas industry, Majorie (Marge) Kercher now focuses her attention on giving back to the community by providing a spark for students to continue their educational journeys to and through college. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native has been volunteering with DSF since 2017 and has worked at both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early … Read More
Students Build Brighter Futures in the DSF Future Center at Bruce Randolph School
For three students at Bruce Randolph School, the future has never looked brighter thanks to support they have found in the DSF Future Center. Erica, Yulissa, and Roger will graduate this spring, and college is the next stop on their roadmaps. Erica plans to attend Arapahoe Community College, eventually transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder, and will study architecture. … Read More
From Future Center to Future Doctor: Navigating the Path to College
“It is an amazing feeling to advocate for people my age, especially in women’s health issues." Maryanuth (Mary) Keang, a senior at South High School, spends hours every week in school clinics across Denver Public Schools. As a youth advisor with Denver Public Health, Mary is helping to launch and evaluate its school-based clinic program, which operates 17 clinics in ... Read More
Student Follows her Heart into Career as Cardiothoracic Surgeon
In seventh grade, Jamaika Elliot did a science project on the human heart. As a natural science whiz, her work caught the attention of her teacher. He suggested that Jamaika look into a career in the medical field, but she was not yet sure where her passion for science would take her. Inspired by family With a history of heart … Read More
College Signing Day
This summer, Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) will welcome our largest class of incoming DSF Scholars since our founding in 2006. From applying for scholarships to scheduling college classes, they have made great strides to get here, and we cannot wait to see how far they go! In the coming academic year, DSF will award nearly $1,200,000 more in scholarships than … Read More
Eliminating the Roadblocks: Conquering the FASFA
Navigating the road map to college is complex and intimidating for many students, especially for students who are the first in their family to attend college. One of the biggest roadblocks for students tends to be financial aid. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the primary form that the federal government, states and colleges use to … Read More
Staff Spotlight: Hong Nguyen, ‘Relationships’ Values Award Winner
Nomination Written By Molly Gallegos Whether consciously or unconsciously Hong Nguyen prioritizes relationships with co-workers at DSF, at JFK and most importantly with our students. I can think of dozens of examples in the few short months I’ve worked with her that have just left me speechless at her commitment to adding joy to the days of people around her. Every … Read More