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United Way urges Dougherty County Schools to invest $50,000 in Albany Summer Collective
Summary
Orson Burton Jr. of United Way of Southwest Georgia asked the Dougherty County School System for a $50,000 contribution to a $350,000 Albany Summer Collective that aims to coordinate summer programs, subsidize fees for the neediest students and provide internships and shared enrollment infrastructure.
Orson Burton Jr., president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Georgia, asked the Dougherty County School System on March 9 to commit $50,000 to the Albany Summer Collective, a coordinated countywide effort he said would expand access to quality summer options for low-income students.
Burton told the school board the full program budget is $350,000 and that the model is designed to "not just fund activities for kids" but to coordinate partners, centralize marketing and enrollment, and measure outcomes. He said the collective aims to serve roughly 1,500 students (he gave an operational range of 15 to 2,000) and that about 120…
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