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Junior League advocate urges reinstatement of Foster-to-College scholarship in state budget
Summary
Julia Marino and Junior League of Columbus speakers urged the House Finance Committee to include the Foster to College Scholarship (HB 25) in the budget, saying the program would help foster youth attend college and break cycles of homelessness and poverty.
Julia Marino, a postdoctoral scholar at The Ohio State University and a member of the Junior League of Columbus, asked the House Finance Committee to reconsider including the Foster to College Scholarship in the state budget and urged lawmakers to advance the legislation outside the budget if necessary.
Marino told the committee that the Junior League and other advocates have long supported the proposal and warned that omitting…
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