A $50,000 grant through the Arizona Lottery's Give Back program is helping to provide laptops and internet access to many Phoenix high school seniors in underserved communities. abc15
Phoenix Public Library’s College Depot program helps bridge the digital divide through the GRIT program, which is designed to provide high school seniors from underserved communities the tools they need to succeed as first-generation college students.
GRIT’s goal is to provide a more connected, hands-on program approach, including mentoring, career and college counseling, and step-by-step completion of important education milestones. These new laptops will help them accomplish that. The students can take them home to work or use them at the library with their GRIT advisor who helps them every step of the way.
“Through the technology, they’ll be able to participate in College Depot's hybrid programming, have help completing financial aid applications, scholarships, college applications, and it'll really just make it so we can serve more students through the program,” said Phoenix Public Library Foundation Executive Director Kelly Bushong. “It's really important we can remove any barriers they encounter along the way and just get them set up for success on their college journey.
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