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Making College Possible for First-Generation & At-Risk Students
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Making College Possible for First-Generation & At-Risk Students

One way to fight generational poverty is to get some education beyond high school. One Dallas man has created an organization called Scholarshot to help first-generation and at-risk college students with resources and support to graduate. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has more in today’s Conversations: Call for Change.

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