San Diego Education Fund supports college access for low-income, diverse students. The SDEF mission is to provide scholarships, mentoring, and financial aid advising to first-generation, ethnically diverse, low-income college students to become teachers, scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians in San Diego. A college degree is a game changer, setting graduates up for a lifetime of benefits that will extend to future generations and throughout their communities. Especially for low-income families and communities of color—the majority of California's population—success in college significantly improves socioeconomic status, creates opportunities for better health, and encourages civic engagement.