• To provide a substantial scholarship to students in the High Desert who have experienced a tragic event in their lives.

• A $20,000 scholarship will be awarded to student who is selected by Board Members on the scholarship committee.

• Scholarship can be used at student’s post-secondary school of choice.

2009 Sunset Hills Children's Foundation Scholarship Recipient:
 

Mare'a lost his mom in 2004 at the tender age of 12. Throughout his life she was chronically ill, yet always found time for him and his sisters. It was Mare'a who found her dead on an early Saturday morning and had to break into her room to get to her. When he felt her face, he remembers feeling a cold shock run through his fingers. Since her death, Mare'a has lived with his sister and brother-in-law. Thanks to the person his mom raised him to be, he stayed out of trouble and kept up his grades. He is now proud to be the first in his family to attend a four-year institution at Cal State University Fresno!
 
 
~ I am truly thankful and appreciative for Sunset Hills blessing me with this scholarship as I would be in debt and stressed out of my mind with not only school work but how I was going to find the money in these hard times to pay for school as well as a place to live. With the price of tuition going up and rent for my apartment I don't think I would have been able to pay for all these things with out taking out a loan and having to find a job as well. The scholarship paid for my tuition and I was able to use my financial aid on the necessities such as school materials, books, groceries and so on. Many of my friends have loans and are stressed out. They are not able to fully focus on school because their loans don't cover the cost of the rising prices of tuition, or are short on rent and can't find a job to
help pay for bills that are being thrown at them.So thank you once again Sunset Hills for blessing me with this scholarship and making my path to receiving my bachelors degree in Criminal Justice obtainable.

Sincerely,

 An Extremely Grateful College Student,

Mare'a M. E. Armstrong

The Foundation is also the proud caretaker of the Ryan Cambridge Memorial Scholarship. Each year, Ryan’s legacy is kept in perpetuity by awarding $5000 to students who are pursuing a career in the construction, trade or building related industries – monies for this scholarship are also intended to stay right here in the Victor Valley!

• Sunset Hills Children’s Foundation will support the Mourning Star Center located in Victorville, California.

• The center provides free bereavement counseling to children who have lost a loved one close to them. This nonprofit operates strictly on charitable and public funds and fits within the by-laws of the Sunset Hills Children’s Foundation.

• The Sunset Hills Children’s Foundation will also donate to other charitable organizations around the Victor Valley that fits the By-Laws of the charity and is approved by a majority vote of its acting Board Members.