Mission of AAUW:
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.
We are a nonprofit service organization serving as a catalyst for sustainable positive change in the lives of local women and girls. Our members are typically college graduates with a desire to serve the community’s women and girls, focusing on students in elementary, middle, high schools and college.
We accomplish local activities by participating in a variety of fund raising events from bingo events to serving as voter precinct workers, soliciting donations and other activities. Examples of our local work include:
Eager Readers is the distribution of free books to elementary children in the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) along with reading presentations. These books are distributed to children attending schools such as Dana, Nipomo, and North Oceano Elementary Schools.
Tech Trek: Scholarships for middle school girls to attend a Tech Trek Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) summer camp at the University of California in Santa Barbara. For the 2023-2024 year four (4) scholarships were awarded to deserving young girls. Science teachers nominate students from Judkins, Mesa, and Paulding Middle Schools.
College scholarships for senior girls. For the 2023 – 2024 school year ten scholarships of $2,000 each were granted. The Scholarship Committee is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible entity.