IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Scholarship America's Dreamkeepers program provides emergency financial assistance to students at community colleges across the country who are faced with unexpected financial crises. These awards -- averaging $500 -- often make the difference between staying in school and dropping out. In the video above, you'll hear from Scholarship America and college administrators, and a few of the students who have been able to keep working toward their dreams thanks to Dreamkeepers.
News
August 2, 2010: Scholarship America Announces the 13 Additional Schools Selected for Dreamkeepers Program
May 27, 2010: WEWS-TV in Cleveland OH featured Dreamkeepers by telling the story of Brigitte Gibson, a recent graduate of Lorain County Community College in Elyria, OH, thanks to Dreamkeepers. Watch the video.
March 16, 2010: Dreamkeepers Emergency Financial Assistance Program to Expand with $3.2 million in grants.
Information
Dreamkeepers is supported through generous grants from Kresge Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education and Walmart Foundation.
For Dreamkeepers Media Fact Sheet, please click here.
Media Contacts
For additional media information, please contact:
Janine Fugate
jfugate@scholarshipamerica.org
952-830-7307
"Achieving broader education goals is only possible if enrolled students stay in school."
Dr. Sam Cargile
Senior Director of Grantmaking
Lumina Foundation for Education
