Operation Helping Hands College Scholarship Program
Operation Helping Hands is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the homeless and housing-insecure. The Operation Helping Hands College Scholarship Program provides up to $1,000 monthly stipend to selected students.
We collaborate with local community colleges to identify students who have reported housing insecurity on their financial aid applications. Eligible students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.9 or higher and be enrolled in at least 9 units. Once identified, these students complete a separate Operation Helping Hands questionnaire. The top finalists are then interviewed by our Board of Directors via Zoom.
After interviews, at least one student is selected per semester to receive the stipend. Operation Helping Hands will continue to provide the monthly stipend until the student graduates or completes the necessary units to graduate, whichever comes first, as long as the student maintains the minimum requirements.
For questions and more information contact us at (949) 716-7552
26021 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Tax ID# 36-4806249
Download the Scholarship Program Letter PDF
Below are the schools we have partnered with, to select a student with housing insecurity each year and provide them with a monthly stipend to allow them to focus on their educational goals:
Donors can not only donate money to purchase the goods necessary but are encouraged to come help on assembly day to pack backpacks full of the essential items. The day following assembly day, adults are encouraged to chaperone and supervise as the youth personally deliver the backpacks to the homeless right on the streets from city to city spanning Los Angeles County, The Inland Empire, Orange County and San Diego County.