City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: August 4, 2026
From: Brian Saeki, City Administrator
Department: City Administration
Submitted by: Diana Figueroa, Communications and Public Information Manager Subject
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Vernon CommUNITY Fund Scholarship Grant Awards Recommendation
A. Receive and file the report on scholarship grants awarded by the Vernon CommUNITY Fund (VCF) Grant Committee for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; and B. Recognize FY 2025-26 VCF Scholarship Grant Recipients for their outstanding academic performance, personal achievement, community involvement, and leadership.
Background
On July 1, 2026, the Vernon CommUNITY Fund (VCF) Grant Committee (Grant Committee) held a Special meeting to determine VCF Scholarship Grant Recipients for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
There were 31 scholarship grant applicants recommended for award (listed below in alphabetical order), and all were approved by the Grant Committee for the amounts recommended, for a combined total of $150,000.
Recipient Amount School
1 Alyssa Alvarez $8,000 Maywood Center for Enriched Studies (MACES) 2 David Alexandro Angulo $7,500 MACES
3 Rosie Arellano $7,000 MACES
4 Erick Caldera $8,000 MACES
5 Francisco Silva Cardenas $5,500 Maywood Academy HS
6 Destiny Cervantes $3,000 Bell HS
7 Mayla Chacon $3,000 Huntington Park HS
8 Daniel Corona $1,500 MACES
9 Angel Cruz $5,500 Esperanza College Prep
10 Angel Espinosa $1,500 MACES
11 Jezabella Figueroa $5,500 Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet HS 12 Jose Cabrales Flores $3,000 MACES
13 Alexia Galicia $5,500 Maywood Academy HS
14 Tristan Gomez $3,000 MACES
15 Erick Aranda Gutierrez $5,500 MACES
16 Joselyn Gutierrez $3,000 Eastside Stem Magnet HS
17 Linda Hernandez $5,500 MACES
18 Lindzay Hernandez $3,000 MACES
19 Ellen Kendall $1,500 MACES
20 Valerie Madrigal $7,000 MACES
21 Cristina Magana $3,000 MACES
22 Vianca Perez Marquez $3,000 MACES
23 Kellie Mena $7,500 MACES
24 Michelle Miranda $8,000 MACES
25 Valerie Camacho Portillo $7,000 MACES
26 Claudia Sanchez $3,000 Maywood Academy HS
27 Dahlila Sanchez $7,500 MACES
28 Natalie Sosa $5,500 MACES
29 Alany Trujillo $3,000 MACES
30 Amelia Venegas $1,500 MACES
31 Giselle Villagran $8,000 MACES
Section 2.48.130(D) of the Vernon Municipal Code requires the Grant Committee Executive Director (City Administrator) provide the City Council a report of the grant related actions taken by the Grant Committee. Certificates will be presented to all VCF Scholarship Grant Recipients to acknowledge their awards.
Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Strengthen City Credibility and Partnerships
Fiscal Impact
Sufficient funds for the total scholarship grants awarded in the amount of $150,000 were included in the General Fund, Community Promotion Department, Good Neighbor Account No. 011-010- 140-529715 for FY 2025-26.
Attachments
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