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Scholarships 2022

 

CONTRA COSTA NOW OFFERS TWO UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR FOR FALL 2022

 

The Contra Costa Chapter of NOW is pleased to announce that we will once again offer university or college scholarships to two women of color, based on their academic and social-activism accomplishments.

Last year, the chapter was planning to offer only one $1000 scholarship when it was first announced, but thanks to the generosity of an anonymous NOW member who provided the second $500 scholarship, NOW was able to offer two scholarships instead of one.  That same donor has once again endowed our Scholarship Fund for 2022, allowing us to offer the second $1000 scholarship.

According to Contra Costa NOW´s president, Jeanette Cole, “We are hoping other generous members of our chapter will come forward to offer donations toward our Scholarship Fund, which would enable us to offer additional scholarships for the academic year beginning in Fall 2022.”

“Last year´s scholarships,” continued Cole, “allowed us to financially support two young women of color who not only had achieved impressive academic honors, but also demonstrated a strong embrace of social activism for the betterment of their communities.  So the Contra Costa NOW board is happy to continue this initiative for 2022.  NOW has a long history of supporting young and marginalized women, and this effort to make a contribution toward young women’s education meets one of our chapter´s key objectives.”

A donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated.  All donations from January 22, 2022 until the scholarships are administered will go directly to the 2022 Scholarship Fund.