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Columbus, Georgia, a small college town south of Atlanta, is an unlikely place to meet the glamorous actress and painter Kate Capshaw, considered cinema royalty for her marriage to director-extraordinaire Steven Spielberg. But Capshaw is not in Georgia to talk about Hollywood. She’s there to discuss Unaccompanied, her new exhibition at Columbus State University’s Bo Bartlett […]

  NAEHCY Scholarship Awards 1. First Time Post-Secondary Student Scholarship, a scholarship value of $5,000, is awarded to at least three (3) students who are under the age of 23 by September 1, 2023. 2. Back to School Support Scholarship, a scholarship value of $500, is awarded to three (3) to four (4) students who

  Lawmakers gave final approval to Senate Bill 140 on Tuesday, despite impassioned pleas from Democrats and LGBTQ advocates against what has become the most fiercely contested bill of Georgia’s 2023 legislative session. Kemp signed the bill in private, without the ceremony the governor sometimes uses to celebrate new laws. Read more at Georgia law

Georgia experienced a two percent increase in homelessness from 2019 to 2021, with more than 10,600 currently unhoused. Read more at Georgia’s homeless population has increased since 2020 | Georgia | thecentersquare.com

The SPOT, or Supporting Persons Overcoming Troubles, is run by CHRIS 180. The center is a place where young adults, ages 16-24, who are experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness can find resources and tools to navigate through adulthood. Click here The SPOT Drop-In Center | Youth homelessness DeKalb County | 11alive.com

2022 Scholarship Information The 2022 Scholarship Application Cycle: August 9 – Scholarship application process opens September 16 – Scholarship applications are due October 7 – Scholarship recipients are notified The 2022 Application can be found HERE.  The 2022 Application Checklist can be found HERE. For more information, or if you have questions, please email scholarship@naehcy.org.

The University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited, online university. Dedicated to opening access to higher education globally, UoPeople helps high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from college studies…. Courses are delivered online to a group of typically 20-30 students

Fletcher, who asked not to be identified by their full name, has to take two trains and a bus to get home, but would never complain about the inconvenience because having a home to go to wasn’t always a guarantee.  Click link to read more: Nonprofit aims to end cycle of youth homelessness with job

The Tiers Free Academy homeschool cooperative is Georgia’s only trauma-informed, non-profit, alternative high school program. Click link to read more: Georgia adults graduate with homeschool high school diploma | 13wmaz.com