<div>Friends --
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<div>We are reaching out to garner support for a recent high school graduate in our community who is experiencing challenging circumstances.
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<div>This gentle, kind, curious, and all-around wonderful young woman recently graduated from a local high school. She is a strong student athlete and has been on track to begin college this Fall. Her composure and discipline are impressive.
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<div>She has been given a rough shake, however, and it has been particularly difficult these past few months. Barely 18, she has been living alone in a local apartment complex, with no parental presence, working full time, often double shifts, to pay for food, toiletries, and clothes.
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<div>She has persevered, notwithstanding tumult and insecurity in her home environment. However, utilities were recently shut off, and she<strong> </strong>had to leave her apartment. She will stay with friends and work all summer to remain on track to start college in a few months.
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<div>No teenager should have to go through what this young woman has—fending for herself without a safe home, faced with uncertainty, and worse. She has incredible will, and we are confident that she will thrive as she finds her sea legs in college.
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<div>Please consider making a donation to help this brave and resilient young woman start her young adult life on the right foot. <strong>Any support would go a long way toward providing help as she navigates this transition independently, without the family support many of us take for granted.</strong>
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<div>Cat &amp; Justin
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<div>Note - we have not posted photographs or any other identifying information in the interest of preserving privacy and dignity. Thank you for understanding this.
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Help a Brave and Determined Teen Start College Strong

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