* Youth Succeeding through Training, Restorative Initiatives, Volunteering and Education

Excellence in Education Partnership
Excellence In Education is a partnership between students, parents and institutions of higher education to increase enrollment, ensure academic success and graduation from a four year college or university. We engage and involve parents, local educational institutions, community based organizations, businesses, professionals and faith based organizations in the academic preparation of all student in our community.
Some of our Graduates
Monthly Meeting Schedule, Locations and Other Events (updated monthly)
Date	Location	Type	Time
1/13/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regular	7:00 PM
2/3/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regualr	7:00 PM
3/3/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Family Dinner	7:00 PM
March	TBD	BBQ Fundraiser	TBA
4/14/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regular	7:00 PM
5/5/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regular	7:00 PM
6/4/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Family Dinner	7:00 PM
9/1/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Back to School	7:00 PM
10/6/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regular	7:00 PM
10/27/2011	TBD	Annual Dinner	7:00 PM
11/3/2011	912 E Cota Street at Milpas	Regular	7:00 PM
12/1/2011	TBD	Holiday Dinner	TBA
Monthly Meetings
We have monthly meetings usually on the First Thursday of each month with parents, students, educational mentors and community leaders at our 912 East Cota Street (at Milpas) location here in Santa Barbara. These meetings are designed to bring together all members of the partnership in order to plan and implement goals and objectives. Starting at 7:00 pm we gather to talk freely about the challeneges since our last meeting and then get down to business about 7:15. The meeting end at 8:30 pm promptly, but staff and volunteers are available afterwards for specific questions or concerns.
Educational Mentors Needed - click here for application
The Cameron Boyce Memorial Scholarship
2007 Scholarship Recipients
JessicaAmanda
Poetry
Julio R.
A few words from our students...
has helped me through out the school semester. .. the people that really helped me are my tutors.. Maggie helps me with English ..I got to represent my school at the Math Superbowl. Leo A. - grade 5 Thank you, thank you, thank you - Dear Keith and Julie, Thank you for (summer) .. camp. We went kayaking, hiking and to the beach. Thank you again it was so awesome. Talitha D. - grade 8 Thank you for all that you have done. Joseph L. - grade 7 There is so much to thank you for. You've given me invaluable assistance I don't believe I could have found anywhere else... Elias C. - grade 10 I want to be able to learn better, because I had horrible instruction in elementary and Jr High. This caused me to have many problems in all my learning abilities (now in special education classes). It has made it hard to focus on my studies. I would very much appreciate all the help I can get to help me succeed to college. Name withheld - grade 10 I will be the first one from my family to go to college... I just want a good education... and help my family. Alma H. - grade 12