Congratulations to this year’s SEIU Local 1 Scholarship Fund recipients!

SEIU Local 1 Scholarship Fund’s guiding principle is to give back to our communities. In that stead, every year we award scholarships to eligible high school seniors attending a 2- or 4-year college. This year, we’re happy to announce the winners of the Local 1 Scholarship fund, including three members from the residential division. These are an impressive group of young people who are leaders in their communities:

Winner of the 2023 Tom Balanoff Social Justice Scholarship ($10,000)

Alanah Martin, Chicago, IL. Her dad works at Columbia College Chicago. Watch a video of Alanah speaking below!

Winners of the 2021 SEIU Local 1 Scholarship Award ($2,000):

• Anitzia Murillo; her dad works at O’hare International Airport

• Lindsay Cayanan; her dad works at Hollywood Towers in Chicago

• Berenice Hurtado; her mom works for Midway

• Rose Adorno; her dad works for MPPF Condominium Association

• Venessa Thompson; her dad works at D.C.F.S. in Springfield, IL

• Abraham Baranda; his dad works for Vargas Group in Chicago

• Hannah Silverman; her dad works at Wrigley Field in Chicago

• Nora Garcia; her dad works at Harbor Point in Chicago

• Haley Ott; her dad works at the Lemay Treatment Plant in St. Louis

• Jenifer Rizo; her mom works at Bennett Elementary in Detroit

• James Mendelsohn; his dad works for Acco Brands in the Chicagoland area

• Sara Osmanovic; her dad works for the 1550 N State Pkwy Condo Association in Chicago