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A new initiative between the city of Phoenix and the Maricopa County Community Colleges District Foundation is reaching more community college students than originally planned. Since the City Council earmarked $5 million in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) last fall, 818 students have enrolled in the Phoenix Promise Program.
Phoenix is giving $5 million to the Maricopa County Community College District Foundation as part of the new Phoenix Promise Program.The money will come from federal relief funds and cover tuition and expenses, like books, transportation and child care for about 400 students with financial need.During Wednesday’s city council meeting, Reyna Montoya with Aliento Education Fund,
Nicole Kasper and Paige Kosinski have launched Odyssey Entertainment Group to provide musician management services.
Odyssey emphasizes streaming, social media platforms and fanship building, according to a release. The company has a roster of 25 clients including Enola Bedard, Cindy Chen, RomâNya Akia, Becca Bastos, The Williams Fam, Brian Esperon, Ana Gum, Crescent Shay, Sarah Hambly and Brittany Ostofe.
Since Odyssey began operations, Kosinski and Kasper (pictured) have partnered with HBO, Netflix, Chipotle, Elf and Instagram, among others.
Collectively, Kasper and Kosinski have worked at Universal Music Group, Live Nation, Clear Channel Radio, Q Prime Management, ASCAP, Creative Artists Agency, Big Machine Label Group, Mini Mac Music, WBA Entertainment, SiriusXM and Warehouse West Entertainment (the latter at which they met three years ago).