By way of Ms. Kinch’s bequest, the SVCF K.C. Kinch Scholarship was created in 2017 in her honour. The scholarship’s goal is to give eligible students financial support for their college-related expenses. The screening committee looks for evidence of financial necessity as well as academic promise. Residents of East Palo Alto who exhibit academic success and financial hardship are eligible for the scholarship.
Candidates must be East Palo Alto residents who are now graduating high school seniors or high school graduates who lived there while they were in high school and who want to attend or are already attending a two- or four-year college, university, or technical school full-time.