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The Local Change Foundation awards $120,000 in scholarships 

The Local Change Foundation* awarded $120,000 in scholarships to 24 soon-to-be Colorado high school graduates. This is the largest amount the foundation has awarded in one year.   All Local Change scholarship recipients have a proven track record in academics and community engagement. With 67% being first-generation college students and with the group’s household income averaging

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Meet Elevations Foundation Scholarship Recipient Roman Garcia-Martinez

This has been a complicated and confusing year for many of us, and first-year college students are no exception. We caught up with Roman Garcia-Martinez, one of the 2020 Elevations Foundation scholarship recipients to see how he is faring and get his advice for seniors as they prepare to navigate life after high school.  Where are you going to school and what are

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Meet Elevations Foundation Scholarship Recipient April Cardenas Borrego

Spring is scholarship season at Elevations Foundation. Our team is busily reviewing scholarship applications and preparing for our Celebration of Community on May 14, where we will recognize our 2020 scholarship recipients. We recently got in touch with one of our 2019 scholars, April Cardenas Borrego. April received an Elevations Foundation M.R. Hellie Memorial Scholarship,

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