Low income, high potential Around Town, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Mar 6, 2009 at 10:39 am
Imagine you're one of the 28 million Americans who lack access to traditional financial services. For financial transactions, your family relies on payday loans, check-cashing services and pawnshops rather than checking and savings accounts or lines of credit. Meanwhile, you've worked hard in school and, despite the odds against it, been the first person in your family admitted to college.
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Posted by Marvin Brook, a resident of another community, on Mar 12, 2009 at 8:50 am
I am a Glow volunteer working in San Francisco. This is a very good place for people to invest their charitable contributions. You have the opportunity to help qualified students from low income families who can make a difference in their communities.