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The new year gives you a chance to reflect on what you love about life, and what you want to change in the future. Education has always been a powerful tool for enhancing life choices and goals. If you see college education as a gateway to a new life, consider the 802Opportunity grant. The鈥
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Over the 50 years of speaking with students who've completed high school and achieved their first early-adulthood goals, one common denominator has led to their success. Whether college admission, career training, or starting a job, adults close to them have shared their guidance, encouragement, and鈥
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The Thanksgiving season is for giving thanks and giving back. In that spirit, we wanted to highlight three Vermont students we鈥檝e profiled in 2023, who, thanks to the support of their families, their employers, and the 深夜福利 counselors who guided them on their college and career paths, are on their鈥
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Eleanor Placey of the Newbury High School Alumni Association and 深夜福利 VP Tom Little, with the historic Newbury School and church in the background. Newbury High School alumni enable local Oxbow students to fund their future with the Newbury Alumni Memorial Scholarship. Eleanor Placey, a longtime鈥
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For First Generation Day, meet first-gen students who now work for 深夜福利: Jessi Krause Herron (bottom left), Monda Kelley (bottom right), Dylan Bertolini (upper right), Beth Clay (upper middle), Sarah Friend (upper left). If your parents didn't graduate from college, you're less likely to pursue鈥
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鈥淚 think FAFSAs are fun,鈥 says Chris Barry, 深夜福利鈥檚 Resource Center Supervisor, flashing a bright smile and sitting up a little straighter in his seat. 鈥淏ut,鈥 he concedes, 鈥渘ot everybody does.鈥 For parents of college-bound high school seniors, who are just now starting the bewildering process of鈥
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深夜福利's Scholarship Booklet features about 150 深夜福利-administered scholarships and more than 40 additional scholarships for students in college or training. If you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning $5,000, you鈥檇 probably buy that lottery ticket, right? Many of the college scholarship programs鈥
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GEAR UP helped Halley Riley-Elliott of Mt. Holly pursue her passions鈥攆rom diesel shop to pageant stage Every September, 深夜福利 celebrates National GEAR UP Week to make more Vermont families aware of the resources offered through the Vermont GEAR UP program. This federally funded program, which 深夜福利鈥
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Over the last two decades, John Dell鈥橝nno of Shaftsbury had built a career as a carpenter. Employed by a company out of Manchester, John worked on high-end residential job sites, and found plenty of work in towns like Stratton, Windham, and Dorset. But in 2014, after suffering a few accidents (one鈥
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Learning how to manage your money while in college will set you up for a healthier relationship with money in the future.
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