Scholarship Endowment Fund Donations Help Future Scholars Achieve Their Goals | Community

Post-high school education remains one of the best ways to break the cycle of generational poverty. Yet the cost of obtaining that education keeps rising. That’s why since 2001, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been granting two and four-year college scholarships to deserving students in the “Copper Corridor,” an area that stretches more than 100 miles from Catalina north to Globe and includes 11 former mining towns. All of the 22 schools served by SBCO are Title I Schools, meaning at least 40 percent of the students come from low-income families and in some schools, the figure is as high as 98 percent.

In 2019, SBCO established a scholarship endowment fund to provide funding for more scholarships and ensure that college scholarships would continue to be granted even if SBCO as an organization ceased to exist.

As the year comes to a close, we want to thank SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents for making educational opportunities possible through donations to the SBCO Scholarship Endowment Fund. Your support has helped deserving students who might otherwise face financial barriers pursue their academic dreams.

This year-end, we invite you to renew your commitment or join us for the first time in supporting scholarships that transform lives. Donations are fully tax-deductible but must be received by Wednesday, December 31 to be applied to the current tax year.

By donating today, you are ensuring more students have the financial support they need to succeed. Contact the SBCO office by phone at (520) 825-3302 for instructions on the various ways to contribute. Or visit our website at community-outreach.org/endowment.

Together, we can foster hope, ambition and achievemen —one scholarship at a time.