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Blacksburg nonprofit creates college scholarship to sponsor two former refugees


Blacksburg nonprofit creates college scholarship to sponsor two former refugees
One student is attending Virginia Tech this fall, the other, Radford University
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Blacksburg nonprofit creates new refugee scholarship program in New River Valley
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Blacksburg Refugee Partnership has created a new scholarship program to help two former refugees attend college.
The non-profit started working with the two when they arrived four years ago through a refugee program, knowing no English and having only a scattered education.
The past few years, they’ve balanced part-time jobs while attending community college, but this fall, one will attend Virginia Tech and the other, Radford University. ....

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