The Community Foundation recently awarded 71 local students with college scholarships totaling more than $668,000. This year, the Foundation received over 1,600 applications from throughout the South Coast, making it the most competitive year for scholarships the...
One of the best parts about starting a new year is that it is fresh with possibilities for the future. It is the one time of year when we make resolutions to change, to commit to ourselves, and to aspire. It seems like the perfect time to announce the launch of the...
One morning several years ago, an unassuming widower named Leo Lanouette read a story in The Standard-Times about our annual Scholarship program and was inspired to reach out to us to discuss his and his late wife Muriel’s estate. Leo grew up in Fall River and, after...
Francis S. Ferreira (pictured) was passionate about technology and engineering, but he was even more passionate about the importance of getting a college education. Francis found that his son, David, came by that same love for technology naturally, but he left nothing...
John Owens (pictured with his mom Fatima Andrade) just wants to make people’s lives easier. And if he can save the planet in the process, well that’s a good thing, too. A 2017 recipient of an award from the Albert F. Carr Scholarship Fund, John is pursuing a degree in...