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2020 College Access & Supplemental Scholarship Fundraising Grand Finale By now you know post-high school education is the ticket to upward mobility. And you know about the need low-income student scholars have for essential financial support to excel in high school, and pursue college degrees and fruitful careers. As wealthier parents know, an exorbitant amount can be spent on cultivating a competitive candidate for college acceptance; then there’s ongoing day-to-day need for essentials besides housing and tuition for 4 years. Full scholarship recipients have these needs as well in high school and college and the All Out for Change® College Access Fund & Supplemental Scholarship Awards pitch in via supporters in the way of cash donations, gift cards, and computers. YOUR DONATION IN ITS ENTIRETY IS INVESTED IN OUR STUDENT SCHOLARS The Match: your donation will result in my personal gift of $25 to address college student food insecurity. The Return on Your Investment Their Success, Achievements, Hope for Their Future; And The Smile You Get When You See This Photo  Why the Gigantic Smile? Zoom in to read, from George Mason University Office of Admissions to James:  Anthony’s Fall Semester Solo Opera Produced With the New i-Pad Thanks to supporters who contributed to this Supplemental Scholarship Award, we continue to support Anthony in his pursuit of his career in opera. Watch his short solo-opera exploring homelessness, and don’t miss the credits at the end: A House Is Not A Home.  Did You Know? Food Insecurity Exists on Campuses Regarding the day-to-day help, food is among the essentials for students from first generation working-class and low-income families! I will personally gift $25 to the George Washington University student-run food pantry, The Store, providing: food, basic hygiene products, and school supplies, and more. I’ll be donating a couple of my coats and kitchen supplies as well. According to The Store’s faculty advisor I’ve met, students they serve include undergrads, graduate, law and medical school students. They noted an increased “very high demand” among this semester’s 500 residential students. The demand will likely double or triple during spring semester with the arrival of 1000 more residential students. I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Weren’t the Hard Part. Anthony Abraham Jack, New York Times My hope Is we’re shedding some light on a dark corner of our educational system, cultivating awareness and support for students who deserve a chance to pursue their potential. To help do so, share this enews, and our facebook and instagram posts. Spread the Word via Instagram & Facebook Stay Well and Help Make Independence & Achievement Happen in 2021!
MaryAnn, Chief Engagement Officer and Founder AllOutForChange® 1:1 Match Today, Giving Tuesday; For every donation received there’ll be a 1:1 Match up to $500012/1/2020
Give to Cultivate Upward Mobility & Stories of Achievement Education in the US, unlike other developed countries, is fraught with under-resourced schools, and systemic injustice, built-in roadblocks for youth from families with limited financial resources. All Out for Change®, via organizations and students we support with College Access Funds and Supplemental Scholarship Funds, helps break through socio-economic roadblocks along the journey to higher education and upward mobility. "I just want to make life better for myself while helping my mother and the rest of my family," remarks Delonte in 2017 during his senior year, homeless throughout high school.Now, as a junior in college and a scholarship recipient, he’s pursuing his dream. Paul, the Director of the college prep program Delonte participated in, drives him and others to college out-of-state. It “takes a village” to facilitate Delonte’s success and achievement, and to cultivate his gifts. What a difference we can all make, one student at a time! Contributions, and donated Macs and gift cards allow us to support invaluable programs like Paul’s, and to help ambitious students, like Delonte, pursue their dreams, change their lives and the lives of those around them. Following Kevin's Achievement, Thanks to an iMac and "the Village" In April we made an enormous difference in Kevin's life with a IMac. Kevin is among the fortunate few who through us and others, pulling for him, is making it now through the school shutdown: continuing his classes online and his college prep workshops, and searching for colleges and scholarships. He's excelling now as a senior and considering tech related studies at University of Maryland, George Mason University, and Morgan State as a safety. Let’s hope he gets the full scholarship offer he needs! Stay tuned! His good fortune includes also a mentor who is a program alum, who 10 years ago followed a vocational track, now successful in the IT field, and purchased a home for his family! That’s the upward mobility we’re talking about that “takes a village” to bring their ambition and talent to fruition. It's heartbreaking to imagine what it's like for less-fortunate students in our country. Kevin's life is a vastly different life from his wealthier peers who not only have access to their classes online, but also have parents receiving pitches daily for online acting classes, music lessons, tutoring, on-line read-alouds, science & technology websites. All Out for Change® provides hope and help to low-income students like Kevin, Taronne, Da-Quon, Janiya and American Indian college scholars faced with potentially tragic consequences due to their limited financial resources and our educational system's failure. Give to Cultivate Upward Mobility & More Stories of Achievement Donations will fund College Access programming and provide Supplemental Scholarship Awards to 12th graders to cover the cost of essentials such as: tuition gaps, books, SAT prep courses, college counselors, transportation to school or to visit colleges, college application fees, AP exam fees, laptops, dorm supplies, school supplies. Spread the Word via Instagram & Facebook Please help cultivate awareness of our students' conundrums and the importance of College Access Funds. Thank You to All Who Made Our 2020 Impact Possible!
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