To support our public schools in this time of unprecedented safety measures, Pasadena Educational Foundation has been asked to support the Pasadena Unified School District’s efforts to test and vaccinate its students and staff for COVID-19. PUSD school board members have voted to require weekly COVID-19 testing for all students…...
Heeding the Call – August 2021 Volunteers of the Month
During the first part of the month, Pasadena Educational Foundation put out an SOS for volunteer help. We needed to assemble welcome packs for Pasadena Unified School District teachers. The district warehouse required additional workers to get books labeled and boxed for delivery to students as quickly as possible. And…...
Celebrating PEF Volunteers: National Volunteer Week 2021
By Nancy Carol Inguanzo, PEF Community Engagement & Volunteer Manager Last week the Los Angeles Times published an article about how hugs are making a comeback post-vaccinations. In the piece, Angelenos shared stories of their first post-vaccination hug. Me? I hugged a volunteer. I’ve worked in-person with volunteers throughout the…...
Celebrating Community Wins: A Spotlight on PUSD’s African-American Parent Council
The African-American Parent Council (AAPC) has been a Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) school board chartered parent group since 2010. The council works to offer solutions to close the achievement and opportunity gap between students and support students’ academic achievement. Fueled purely by their sheer passion, the AAPC has launched…...
What’s New
What Students are Saying — More Reviews for 2026’s Summer Enrichment Program- Behind the Work: PEF Board Leaders Plan for the Year Ahead
- Students Treasure Becoming Authors at Madison Elementary
- A Different Kind of Field Trip: Muir Students Step Inside the Business of Baseball
- Hospitality Goes to School: Stonefire Grill Gives Back to PUSD Teachers
