EarthTimes.org – Point Foundation
Los Angeles, PRNewswire-USNewswire – Point Foundation — the nation’s largest publicly-supported organization granting scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students — today announced awarding the largest number of scholarships in its six-year history. The diverse group of 38 recipients includes many firsts for the organization.
“Since taking the helm at Point earlier this year, I have been pleased with the high caliber and diversity of candidates who applied for support,” said Executive Director Jorge Valencia. “This class represents many ‘firsts’ for the Point Foundation: our first male-to-female transgender Point Scholar, our first Muslim Point Scholar and our first Point Scholars who are also parents. This class expands on the current diversity among our scholars and we are excited to begin working with them,” concluded Valencia.