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Finding Her Way Back
When Christina Joseph had to take a year off of college, she knew she had to find her way back. With Alray’s support, she graduated from Framingham State with a degree in Liberal Arts. Now, she pays it forward, working as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Big Sister...
Working as Two Adults
Ayesha is attending UMass Boston. Janet owns her own business. After taking many years off from school to raise her four children, Ayesha says “I’m ready to get my degree and get my career back on track.” Her mentor, Janet Taylor, was drawn to mentoring when Alray’s...
Step by Step
A.J. Browder is attending UMass Boston. A.J's mentor John Braga worked at the Boston Public Schools for over a decade and is currently an administrator/educator at the Somerville Public Schools. A.J. says he looks forward to getting “in-person help, step by step”...
Better Myself and Inspire Son
Valesha Lewis is attending Massasoit Community College. Alray’s first graduate, Keyana Washington, will mentor her.Valesha is inspired to go back to school by her son. “Before I had my son, I kept giving up,” She says. “Now, I want to better myself and inspire him.”...
Filipe’s Journey from Alray Scholar to College Graduate
My name is Filipe Zamborlini and I am a proud Alray scholar and graduate. Thanks to Alray’s financial and mentoring support, I graduated this year from Harvard Extension School with a Bachelor’s degree in government and minors in statistics and economics. My degree...
Alray Scholars Pay-It-Forward
When Denaisha Lesley-Coburn crossed the stage at TD Garden in Spring 2018 to receive her bachelor’s degree from UMass Boston, she wore a white stole over her graduation gown that she had designed and special ordered.The lettering on the satin fabric read “Alray...
Monthly Donor Motivated by Potential of Scholars
“Alray is the kind of bootstrap fund that really serves a population which is more needy, and in some ways, more deserving.”
Marking 10 Years of Changing Lives
Shante Leathers, an Alray and Wheelock graduate, with her son Noah. In the early days of the Alray program, I told an acquaintance who was successful in the nonprofit world that I was working with friends to build a volunteer-powered nonprofit to help good...
Her Giving is Personal: Donor Susie Bruce Admires Program’s Grassroots Passion
“People deserve second chances, and education is the foundation that helps you choose your work in a better way.”
Former Friend of Alray Taylor Becomes Monthly Donor
“I give to the Alray Taylor Second Chance Scholarship fund because I knew Alray and he was instrumental in my growth as a young man, learning how to live and how to make an impact in this world.”
“The Alray model is working in Boston to help solve this college-completion puzzle that continues to plague the nation.”
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