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What’s the most challenging part of being a working parent or caregiver? Many will tell you—child care! Finding high-quality, accessible care, snagging a spot in that program, and paying for it—parents have told GEEARS that such tasks can pervade their parenting and their careers. Sometimes child care even changes the course of their working lives. In a research study conducted by GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, more than a quarter of Georgia parents of children under five reported that they or someone in their family experienced significant disruption to employment—quitting, not taking, or greatly changing a job—due to challenges with child care.
North Georgia teachers eligible for grants up to $20K from McDonald’s
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - McDonald’s is offering grants of up to $20,000 to K-12 teachers in North Georgia through its Golden Grants program. Franchise owners and operators will select 12 winners from applicants across North Georgia. One winner will receive a $20,000 grant, one winner will receive a $10,000 grant and 10 winners will receive a $1,000 grant.
Apple, Propel Center To Host Accelerator Program for HBCU Students
Participants will use Apple technology to create music, album art, and digital marketing stories, engage in career conversations, and network with industry expert. Apple and the Propel Center will host 50 students from 19 HBCUs as part of an arts and entertainment industry accelerator program. The Propel Center was launched...
When students graduate debt-free
Back in 2019, Freddie Williams Jr. had a lot on his mind at his college graduation: "That's when, you know, it started really kicking in – hey, this is how much you owe, you're gonna have to start paying this back," he said.Growing up on the south side of Chicago, he had dreamed of going to Morehouse, the historically Black college in Atlanta that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its distinguished alumni. "Once I got accepted and saw that, hey, the money is being offered, [I] didn't have an idea of what I was really getting myself into," he...
Delta Community Credit Union and V-103 Announce First Recipients of 2024 HBCU Scholarship Award
Delta Community Credit Union, in partnership with V-103, is thrilled to announce the first three recipients of its 2024 HBCU Scholarship Award. This scholarship provides financial assistance to students attending or planning to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities. After reviewing over 700 applications, the most since the program’s inception in 2015, the following students were selected to receive $5,000 each:
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