La Jolla Light / Rancho Sante Fe Review January 11, 2018

Annie Navarra hosted the annual Promises2Kids Holiday Soiree on Dec.17 at her La Jolla home. Promises2Kids Guardian Scholars and their mentors were the guests of honor. ID Analytics sponsored the event. The Guardian Scholars program encourages foster youth to pursue highter education through community college, trade school or a university degree by providing them with a partial financial scholarship along with mentoring support to assist them in excelling in a higher education setting. More than 300 former foster youth have received scholarships, and more than 90 percent of them will be first-generation graduates. Learn more at promises2kids.org.