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Education Breaks the Cycle |

Making Dreams Come True Through a College Education

 
 
 

LOYA Scholarship programs

Supporting students in Greene & Putnam Counties.

In 2018 the initial scholarships of LOYA were awarded. Since 2018, 90 recurring undergraduate scholarships have been awarded to deserving PELL and HOPE eligible students in Greene and Putnam Counties. We’re currently providing assistance to 62 deserving students.

We are providing a helping hand to deserving students as they achieve their dreams of College Graduation and break the cycle of poverty.

Why our College Scholarship Program is Unique

  • All scholarships are given to public school students from Greene and Putnam high counties

  • Scholarships are awarded to students with Financial need as identified by FAFSA and high academic achieving students identified as HOPE eligible.

  • All scholarship recipients are assigned a Mentor to help guide them through their college journey. This is why our scholarship students average a 3.6 GPA and we have an 83% college graduation rate in 3.58 years!

 
 
 
 
 

Helping Deserving Youth Achieve Their Dreams Through a College Education

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Scholar Spotlight | Jordan Harless

Summa Cum Laude - University of Georgia

Our initial college graduate in 2020, Jordan Harless graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Georgia! This was accomplished in just two years because of Dual Enrollment in high school. She subsequently enrolled at Duke University where she completed her Masters degree in Education. She is currently teaching in middle school in Durham, NC.

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I tell my kids all the time sometimes ‘no’ really means ‘not right now', but I didn’t know I was speaking those words over my own life. I'm happy to say I’ve been accepted to Duke’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program!
Four years ago it was a no, but today it is a yes.

- Jordan Harless 2022
 
 
 

“LOYA goes above and beyond to ensure that their scholars are not only prepared to enter college, but also have access to the necessary resources to succeed.”

- Kamryn Smith, LOYA Scholarship Recipient 2019 Georgia Southern Univrsity Grad 2023

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WHERE OUR SCHOLARS HAVE ATTENDED

Meet all of our graduates
 
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Lend a helping hand to deserving students as they achieve their dreams of college graduation and break the cycle of poverty.

 

Since the founding of LOYA in 2010, our goals have been to assist Greene and Putnam County students in increasing literacy, broadening exposure to arts and history, improving soft skills, encouraging post-secondary career pathways, and aiding in college matriculation. Since then, over 500 students have been mentored, and 91 students have been awarded four-year college scholarships.

An all-volunteer organization, your support is critical to us achieving our goals. Please consider donating in support of underserved graduates of Greene and Putnam County High Schools.

 

100%

of all donations fund scholarship and assistance packages

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