Foundation wants low income, high achieving students to apply for scholarship

Although paying for college can easily become a burden especially for student from low-income communities like the Imperial Valley, there are organizations that are trying to reach out to help them get a higher education.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation which has a number of different programs and grant to help outstanding students with financial need to get to attend college.

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