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The Juan Garcia Farmworker Scholarship assists students of the Central Valley who are farmworkers or children of farmworkers and who demonstrate, by hard work and academic achievement, a desire to better their lives by pursuing higher education. 

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The Juan Garcia Farmworker Scholarship

was founded to assist students who are farmworkers or children of farmworkers who demonstrate, by hard work and academic achievement, a desire to better their lives by pursuing higher education.

A LETTER FROM MARIA CASTILLO, FOUNDER OF JGFS:

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we continue to grow as we wrap up the 2023 scholarship season. While COVID-19 brought a two-year decline in applicants, we continued to work with the high schools to locate those students who have dreams of higher education. We are seeing those applicant numbers increase to pre-pandemic levels, and we continue to grow in the number of scholarships we award. This year are also awarding our first round of JGFS Continuing Scholars scholarships to JGFS scholars in their second year+ of college.

Please visit our DONATE page or mail your donation to the address in the footer. Remember 100% of your donation goes to the graduates.

Our annual LA Fiesta Fundraiser has continued to be a success and an awesome opportunity to meet supporters and student scholars. We hope you’ll stay tuned for details on our spring fundraiser. Or subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

With gratitude,
Maria Castillo

 

The scholarship serves as a memorial to Juan Garcia who was a farmworker from the time he was a child in Mexico in a small family farm in Teocaltiche, Jalisco until he retired at the age of 65 years old in Reedley, CA.  

All students who are from farmworker families are eligible to apply for the scholarship.  It is for those who have worked hard in school and demonstrated Juan’s own admirable qualities of responsibility, diligence, gratitude, and perseverance.  It is for those who recognize that college will require hard work and are willing to do what is required to succeed there and beyond.

The Juan Garcia Farmworker Scholarship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 100% of your donation goes to the scholarship recipients and is tax deductible. For information contact us at JGFScholarship@gmail.com.