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YMCA-run Take Stock in Children outlines mentoring, two-year tuition scholarships for Clay students
Summary
Representatives from the YMCA told the Clay County School Board workshop Jan. 28 that the Take Stock in Children program has served hundreds of Clay students, provides mentors and college-success coaching, and awards two-year tuition scholarships for eligible graduates.
Charmaine Reynolds, association director for the YMCA's Take Stock in Children program in Clay County, told the school board during its Jan. 28 workshop that the nonprofit recruits underrepresented students as early as seventh grade, pairs them with mentors and provides a college-success coach and a two-year tuition scholarship that can be used at any eligible Florida institution.
The program aims to remove financial barriers so students can pursue postsecondary education, Reynolds said. "We want to eliminate that financial barrier so that they can too have a, education beyond…
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