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GRASP, A Virginia College Access Organization, Receives $3K Grant from the River Counties Community Foundation

Thanks to a $3,000 grant from the River Counties Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia, GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP), a college access organization, can continue its financial aid services and mentoring to students at Lancaster and Northumberland High Schools for a fifth year. 

Thanks to a $3,000 grant from the River Counties Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia, GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. (GRASP), a college access organization, can continue its financial aid services and mentoring to students at Lancaster and Northumberland High Schools for a fifth year. 

Bettsy Heggie, GRASP COO, expressed her gratitude for the grant saying, “GRASP continues to enjoy providing financial aid counseling and assistance to students at Lancaster and Northumberland High Schools.  The grant provided by the River Counties Community Foundation helps ensure that our goal of expanding students’ opportunities to learn is accomplished.”

GRASP, a Virginia non-profit, implements its services via advisors who provide free, confidential, one-on-one counseling to students seeking financial aid and scholarships for continuing education after high school – whether that is at a technical school, community college or a four-year university.

GRASP advisors now serve students and families in 76 Virginia schools, from the greater Richmond area, to Highland County in the west, to Lancaster County in the east, and to Sussex County in the south.  The highly trained, GRASP advisors are adept at navigating the maze of the college and post-secondary education financial aid process.  They also have a passion for helping today’s youth grasp infinite opportunities.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, GRASP advisors met with 122 students individually at Lancaster and Northumberland High Schools, helping them with their plans for education after high school.  Additionally, GRASP awarded five Last Dollar scholarships totaling $3,000 and four “2+2” scholarships (for students planning to attend a community college and then transfer to a four-year college) totaling $4,000 to students at those schools, providing additional financial assistance toward their educational goals.

GRASP was co-founded in 1983 by Senator Walter Stosch and Dr. Ray Gargiulo.  GRASP advisors work one day per week at each school.  Appointments, which are free of charge, can be made through the schools’ counseling offices.  More information about GRASP is available at the website, www.grasp4va.org

                                        

GRASP Media Contact:  Paula Buckley, 804.527.7705, pbuckley@grasp4va.org



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