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At the Pasadena Educational Foundation we believe strong schools build strong communities and strong communities build strong schools. For more than 47 years, we have been committed to building dynamic community partnerships to support our Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre public schools.

We welcome you to join with us in supporting our schools by donating, partnering, volunteering, or just sharing our stories of success.

FIND OUT HOW PEF MAKES A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY OUR IMPACT

Every student deserves access to high-quality, well-funded public education

A message from Executive Director Patrick Conyers… This school year looks and feels different than those we all remember, with students meeting their new teachers and seeing old friends on a computer screen and not in person on campus. PUSD’s students, teachers, parents, and administrators…

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Community Heroes Combat Food Insecurity

By Nancy Carol Inguanzo | PEF Volunteer & Engagement Manager Today on this World Food Day, it’s important to remember that many of our families and friends need our support to get nourished. Our PUSD schools have a unique role in combating food insecurity. And…

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Alma Stokes: A Lifetime of Activism, Community, Faith, and Resilience 

by Brianna Chu Early Life Alma Stokes’s four oldest children can imagine their mother’s life as a movie. The seventh child of a family of twelve children, Alma was born in 1931 in Everett, Washington to her father, Reverend T.A. Patterson, a teacher turned African…

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