Chicago Scholars
Elevating Their Impact
English - October 12, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsNon-Profit Business giving impact nonprofit givingback sustainability volunteering Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Chicago Scholars uniquely selects, trains, and mentors academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and city of Chicago. Today, we hear from Jeffery Beckham Jr., CEO of Chicago Scholars, on how he, his staff, and his team of volunteer mentors serve more than 4,000 first-generation and low-income students to reach their dreams to pursue a college education.