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Recipients of the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the Fall 2022 Semester Announced

July 6, 2022
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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

May 3, 2022
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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!

February 3, 2022
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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 catherine@cobbfoundation.org for a link to the online application.

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Fostering Education Scholarship Fund Joins Cobb Community Foundation!

December 22, 2021
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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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Welcome Fostering Education Scholarship Fund To Our CCF Fund Family

December 21, 2021
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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. A new fund has been created to help alleviate some of the financial…

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