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Fostering Education Scholarship Fund: A Beacon of Hope for Foster Youth
For those who have donated to the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund, take a moment to celebrate what your generosity has achieved! This scholarship makes it possible for students who have aged out of the foster care system to pursue their dreams through education. The opportunity to award this scholarship and witness the incredible progress these…
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Gratitude from a Fostering Education Scholarship Fund recipient
For those who have donated to the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund, take a moment to celebrate what your generosity has achieved! This scholarship makes it possible for students who have aged out of the foster care system to pursue their dreams through education. The opportunity to award this scholarship and witness the incredible progress these…
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Fostering Education Scholarship Fund Celebrates Five Scholarship Recipients for Fall 2024
The Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) is thrilled to announce the five scholarship recipients named by the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund (FESF) for the fall 2024 semester. Established in 2021, this scholarship aims to ease the financial burden for students pursuing higher education. To date, FESF has awarded an impressive $32,500, including $12,500 this semester alone.…
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Whooohooo!! Let’s go Sadie!!
For anyone who has donated to the Fostering Education Scholarship, take a look at what you are helping these students achieve!! We love being able to award this scholarship to kids who have aged out of the foster care system! “I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who helped fund the Cobb…
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Reminder: Deadline approaching on March 15th.
Supporting Success in Education by Providing Scholarships to Children who are aging out of Foster Care. This scholarship was created in 2021, and we are excited to announce that so far $12,500 in scholarships has been awarded to these students to offset the financial burden of earning a degree.
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Uniting fitness and philanthropy…
Our Mission Statement: Uniting fitness and philanthropy to create and inspire healthier communities. Giving Back To Our Community Our purpose: To put our concern and love for others into action by sharing our time, talents, and resources for the purpose of improving the overall wellbeing of our community. In recent years, Innovative Fitness has steered toward success…
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Recipients of the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the Fall 2023 Semester Announced
Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) has announced that five scholarship recipients have been named by the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the fall 2023 semester. The Fostering Education Scholarship was created in 2021 to support kids who are aging out of foster care and lack the financial support needed to earn an undergraduate degree. Since the inception…
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It’s here! Our 2022 Impact Report is OUT!
Celebrate with us as we show how the Power of Connection has inspired charitable giving, built resources for the future, and connected donors who care with causes that matter. THE POWER OF CONNECTION Our 2022 Impact Report: The story of 2022 was CONNECTION. We connect nonprofits to nonprofits, seeking to fill gaps and minimize overlaps with the…
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Recipients of the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the Fall 2022 Semester Announced
Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) has announced that three scholarship recipients have been named by the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the fall 2022 semester. This new scholarship was created in 2021, and for the first time, $7,500 in scholarships has now been awarded to these students to offset the financial burden of earning a degree.…
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2nd Annual Backyard Olympic Games
We held our 2nd Annual Backyard Olympic Games Fundraiser and bounced, shuffled, tossed, and jousted our way to raising funds to benefit the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund (“FESF”). To date, we have raised over $2,400 and will continue raising funds through May 31, 2022. Our teams competed in the plunger challenge, hippity hop race, plank…
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Applications are now being accepted for the Fostering Education Scholarship!
Applications are now being accepted for the Fostering Education Scholarship. If you are or you know of a student who is aging out of the foster care system and would like to apply, please email [email protected] for a link to the online application.
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Fostering Education Scholarship Fund Joins Cobb Community Foundation!
Welcome Fostering Education Scholarship Fund to our CCF Fund Family! Each year nearly 700 kids age out of the Georgia Foster Care program to begin creating their own path for independence. For some, that may include attending college or trade schools. But even for dedicated students, funding remains an obstacle for most. Some amazing community…
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