Huerta - A. Joseph Huerta "Puedo" Scholarship Grant

The Huerta - A. Joseph Huerta "Puedo" Scholarship, established by local attorney Joseph Huerta, supports graduating seniors from select high schools in the Coastal Bend area. With a focus on education, the scholarship encourages students to pursue higher learning while maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0. This initiative is part of the Coastal Bend Community Foundation's mission to enhance the quality of life through philanthropy, reflecting the foundation's commitment to community support and development.

Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Forty years ago, the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, together with community leaders Cecil Burney, Pat Eisenhauer and Dick Sells launched a public foundation to promote and encourage philanthropy in the Coastal Bend. With an initial donation of $150,000 from the Paul and Mary Haas Foundation and borrowed office space at the Chamber of Commerce, the Coastal Bend Community Foundation was established in 1981.
Today, the Coastal Bend Community Foundation is one of approximately 900 community foundations in the United States. Its charitable impact has been profound, but it does not accomplish this work alone. Through the generosity of its donors and the foresight of the Foundation’s founders and directors, the Coastal Bend Community Foundation has grown assets to over $108 million while awarding over $141 million in grants and scholarships through 2021.
The Foundation serves the Coastal Bend counties of Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio through its 307 funds. The Coastal Bend Community Foundation invites anyone who is interested in meeting the charitable needs of this area to partner to “improve the quality of life” in the Coastal Bend.
The Mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life in the Coastal Bend by building community endowment and addressing social, educational, environmental, and cultural needs through the awarding of grants and scholarships.
Efficient gift options to meet donors’ charitable wishesEffective grants to charitable organizations and scholarships to studentsEthical leadership to promote and enhance area philanthropy
Joseph Huerta loves to learn. He is known for asking "why". He loves to learn so much that he earned several scholarships that assisted him in earning a juris doctorate degree. Due to his education, he is now a successful local attorney. He wants other worthy students to experience the opportunity to "learn why" as he did through advanced education. He established the Puedo Scholarship to provide that opportunity.

Eligibility

Be graduating seniors from Mary Carroll High School, Collegiate High School, Richard King High School, Foy H. Moody High School, Roy Miller High School, Veterans Memorial High School, W.B. Ray High School, or Harold T. Branch AcademyHave a minimum GPA of 90% on a 100% scaleBe enrolled full-time at an accredited college or universityMaintain a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.