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CO scholarship initiative invests in students experiencing homelessness

Thursday, April 27, 2023
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More than 15,000 students in Colorado have experienced homelessness, and a new grant from the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative will help more of them access a college degree or professional certificate. Leah Goss, executive director of the nonprofit Hide in Plain Sight said she is planning to use her group's $50,000 matching-fund grant to expand their work with public school districts, high schools, colleges and vocational schools across the state.

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