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Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education – State of Delaware News
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$529 funds accessible to certified candidates
Citing data exhibiting nationwide, solely about half of youth raised in foster care find yourself ending highschool, and fewer than 3% graduate from a four-year school, Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis pronounces the Aspire529 program. Aspire529 is a pilot program for youth in or getting old out of the foster care system to assist them pay for bills associated to varsity or vocational coaching.
“Fewer than one-third of these getting old out of foster care final 12 months with a highschool diploma or GED in Delaware went on to enroll in school or commerce faculty,” stated Treasurer Davis. “With many dealing with monetary obstacles like the price of transportation and baby care, the choice of pursuing greater training is just too typically missed.”
The annual awards can be found on a first-come, first-served foundation with youth in a position to submit one software per tutorial 12 months. Upon software submission, assessment, and approval by the Workplace of the State Treasurer, a complete of as much as 20 certified candidates shall be eligible to obtain an award of $529. The cash could also be used in the direction of accompanying prices related to acquiring a level in greater training equivalent to paying for books and provides, supplies required for abilities coaching, transportation prices and baby care.
The applying interval runs from June 1, 2022, till July 31, 2022. Winners shall be notified by September 1, 2022. The net software will be discovered right here.
To be eligible for an award, a pupil should:
- Be beneath age 26, and:
- No less than 14 years outdated and at the moment in Division of Companies for Youngsters, Youth, & Their Households (DSCYF) Custody (foster care); or
- Exited DSCYF Custody to adoption or guardianship on the age of 16 years or older; or
- Aged out of foster care in Delaware at age 18.
- Full a current-year Delaware Aspire529 software previous to the deadline. (July thirty first)
- Be a Delaware resident.
- Be a U.S. citizen, everlasting resident, or accepted refugee.
- Be an undergraduate pupil.
- Present proof of enrollment or attendance at an establishment of upper studying or commerce faculty, AND if already attending, have to be making passable tutorial or vocational progress towards completion of that program. Proof of enrollment or attendance will be requested by means of your faculty’s registrar or administrative workplaces.
“Younger adults getting old out of foster care are met with many monetary and logistical challenges in terms of attending school and/or commerce colleges,” stated Sophia Elliott, Transitional & Unbiased Dwelling Program Supervisor with DSCYF’s Division of Household Companies. “This award will assist break down obstacles and open up doorways for youth to start their post-secondary training journey. The Aspire529 award will assist pave the way in which for youth to efficiently obtain their training targets!”
The Workplace of the State Treasurer joined with $tand By Me® to supply a sensible monetary literacy course to enrich the award. Every recipient will take part in two free, non-public, one-on-one monetary teaching periods from educated, expert professionals.
“Stand By Me has partnered with a number of native organizations searching for methods to deal with the challenges of monetary literacy to youth transitioning into maturity,” stated Shayne Lewis, Stand By Me Program Supervisor. “We’re particularly dedicated to bettering monetary literacy amongst youth dealing with elevated monetary challenges within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing financial disaster.”
“The greenback quantity of the award turns into rather more helpful when paired with the monetary training that winners will obtain together with it,” Treasurer Davis stated. “With the assist of Aspire529, state businesses, and advocacy teams, we might help construct a brighter future for foster youth as they set out on their very own.”
“Aspire529 gives assist to youth in foster care who’ve overcome super obstacles to acquire an training,” stated Caroline Jones, President and Founding father of Variety to Children Basis. “These awards will assist our neighborhood’s most susceptible youth obtain superior training and change into productive and profitable members of our society. Thanks to State Treasurer Colleen Davis for offering this funding and making a constructive impression of their lives.”
Questions concerning the Aspire529 program will be despatched to Treasury_Aspire529@delaware.gov.
Associated Subjects: 529 Plan, Aspire529, school, Delaware State Treasurer, training, Foster Youth, greater training, Saving, State treasurer Colleen Davis, Commerce Faculty
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$529 funds accessible to certified candidates
Citing data exhibiting nationwide, solely about half of youth raised in foster care find yourself ending highschool, and fewer than 3% graduate from a four-year school, Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis pronounces the Aspire529 program. Aspire529 is a pilot program for youth in or getting old out of the foster care system to assist them pay for bills associated to varsity or vocational coaching.
“Fewer than one-third of these getting old out of foster care final 12 months with a highschool diploma or GED in Delaware went on to enroll in school or commerce faculty,” stated Treasurer Davis. “With many dealing with monetary obstacles like the price of transportation and baby care, the choice of pursuing greater training is just too typically missed.”
The annual awards can be found on a first-come, first-served foundation with youth in a position to submit one software per tutorial 12 months. Upon software submission, assessment, and approval by the Workplace of the State Treasurer, a complete of as much as 20 certified candidates shall be eligible to obtain an award of $529. The cash could also be used in the direction of accompanying prices related to acquiring a level in greater training equivalent to paying for books and provides, supplies required for abilities coaching, transportation prices and baby care.
The applying interval runs from June 1, 2022, till July 31, 2022. Winners shall be notified by September 1, 2022. The net software will be discovered right here.
To be eligible for an award, a pupil should:
- Be beneath age 26, and:
- No less than 14 years outdated and at the moment in Division of Companies for Youngsters, Youth, & Their Households (DSCYF) Custody (foster care); or
- Exited DSCYF Custody to adoption or guardianship on the age of 16 years or older; or
- Aged out of foster care in Delaware at age 18.
- Full a current-year Delaware Aspire529 software previous to the deadline. (July thirty first)
- Be a Delaware resident.
- Be a U.S. citizen, everlasting resident, or accepted refugee.
- Be an undergraduate pupil.
- Present proof of enrollment or attendance at an establishment of upper studying or commerce faculty, AND if already attending, have to be making passable tutorial or vocational progress towards completion of that program. Proof of enrollment or attendance will be requested by means of your faculty’s registrar or administrative workplaces.
“Younger adults getting old out of foster care are met with many monetary and logistical challenges in terms of attending school and/or commerce colleges,” stated Sophia Elliott, Transitional & Unbiased Dwelling Program Supervisor with DSCYF’s Division of Household Companies. “This award will assist break down obstacles and open up doorways for youth to start their post-secondary training journey. The Aspire529 award will assist pave the way in which for youth to efficiently obtain their training targets!”
The Workplace of the State Treasurer joined with $tand By Me® to supply a sensible monetary literacy course to enrich the award. Every recipient will take part in two free, non-public, one-on-one monetary teaching periods from educated, expert professionals.
“Stand By Me has partnered with a number of native organizations searching for methods to deal with the challenges of monetary literacy to youth transitioning into maturity,” stated Shayne Lewis, Stand By Me Program Supervisor. “We’re particularly dedicated to bettering monetary literacy amongst youth dealing with elevated monetary challenges within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing financial disaster.”
“The greenback quantity of the award turns into rather more helpful when paired with the monetary training that winners will obtain together with it,” Treasurer Davis stated. “With the assist of Aspire529, state businesses, and advocacy teams, we might help construct a brighter future for foster youth as they set out on their very own.”
“Aspire529 gives assist to youth in foster care who’ve overcome super obstacles to acquire an training,” stated Caroline Jones, President and Founding father of Variety to Children Basis. “These awards will assist our neighborhood’s most susceptible youth obtain superior training and change into productive and profitable members of our society. Thanks to State Treasurer Colleen Davis for offering this funding and making a constructive impression of their lives.”
Questions concerning the Aspire529 program will be despatched to Treasury_Aspire529@delaware.gov.
Associated Subjects: 529 Plan, Aspire529, school, Delaware State Treasurer, training, Foster Youth, greater training, Saving, State treasurer Colleen Davis, Commerce Faculty
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*Update – Suspect in Custody* Detectives Investigating Shooting at Rehoboth Restaurant Parking Lot – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred at the Big Chill Surf Cantina parking lot in Rehoboth. Through investigative means, detectives identified the suspect responsible for the shooting as 28-year-old Jonathan Blackwell of Milford, Delaware and obtained a warrant for his arrest for several felony offenses.
On June 30, 2024, Blackwell was taken into custody in Pennsylvania. Upon extradition to Delaware, he will be charged with the following crimes:
- Assault 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)
The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this incident. Detectives are asking anyone who has information regarding this incident to contact Detective J. Hill at 302-752-3792. Information may also be provided by sending a Private Facebook Message to the Delaware State Police, by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or via the internet at www.delawarecrimestoppers.com.
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.
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100 Years Ago, 1924: When officers handling fireworks, seized under instructions of Mayor S.E. Turner, were storing them in a cell last night, one of the packages containing several dozen boxes of torpedoes dropped to the floor and exploded. Prisoners were greatly excited as the torpedoes let go, and the corridors of the cell room began to fill with acrid smoke. There were shouts of “let us out” heard from men locked up. For a time it was feared more fireworks would go off and the officers hurriedly moved them from the cell into the corridor. Windows were lowered and the smoke soon cleared.
75 Years Ago, 1949: Bumper-to-bumper traffic lined highways through Chester on Friday night and again this morning as the big 4th of July race to the shore, the mountains, Shangri La … anywhere but home … began for thousands of travelers. Second of the three-day holidays of 1949, this Independence Day will see more cars on the road than at any time in the postwar period, according to traffic engineers of Keystone Automobile Club. Pennsylvania Railroad officials have placed 48 additional trains into service over a five-day period starting Friday to take care of “near-peak” train travel. Louis Kapelski, manager of Chester-Bridgeport Ferry Co., says he has geared his four-ferry service to handle 1,000 cars an hour during the holiday.
50 Years Ago, 1974: Delaware County motorists will find plenty of gasoline for the July 4 holiday period, but users of one brand will be paying four cents a gallon more. “The supply of gasoline is plentiful,” said James Breslin of Media, a director of the Pennsylvania Service Station Dealers Association. While plenty of gas was reported available, Gulf Oil Co. Monday announced a four cents across-the-board price hike.
25 Years Ago, 1999: By tonight, Newtown Township will have a brand new road — and fewer traffic woes, it’s hoped. The Winding Way Bypass, linking Route 252 to West Chester Pike across a 22-acre portion of the SAP America Inc. property, is scheduled to be open to traffic tomorrow morning.
10 Years Ago, 2014: Chichester School Board passed the 2014-15 final budget totaling nearly $68.7 million in expenditures. The budget includes a 1 percent property tax increase, raising the school district’s millage rate to 39.0708 mills. Last month’s preliminary version of the budget had proposed a 2 percent tax increase. The predicted increase is due to rising health care costs, an increase in pension payments owed to the Public School Employees’ Retirement System, and an increase in charter and cybercharter school enrollments.
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Police, firefighters, EMS crews in Brookhaven, Delaware County awarded for saving man's life in Lowe's
BROOKHAVEN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police, firefighters, and EMS crews in Brookhaven, Delaware County, worked together months ago to save a 22-year-old from cardiac arrest inside a Lowe’s.
On Tuesday, they received citations at the Brookhaven Borough Council meeting.
The incident happened back on April 14.
Crews were called to the scene for reports of a cardiac arrest. At the store, officers found a man unresponsive on the ground.
Through their hard work, responders were able to restore the man’s pulse in the store before rushing him to the hospital.
It took 11 people to save the man’s life, authorities say.
Action News Photographer Dave Edwards has more on the heroic story in the video above.
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