Help Me Support Kamala's College Education!

Many of you know that when I was in high school, I inherited a second family and that included Kamala Rose. Though she was a wee two year old when I met her, she is off to Goucher College in Baltimore-- destined for greatness!
Will you help me fund her education before August 20th? 

Kamala is pursuing a college education on her journey to achieve Black excellence. In her words, "...like W.E.B. Du Bois, I believe that achieving enough education to participate at every level of society is necessary for black people to achieve equality." She hopes to direct her inner fire, built up by the injustices she has witnessed and experienced in her 18 years, towards studying sociology and pre-law. She hopes to, "understand and challenge the inner workings of our government...and push the agenda of the underrepresented public, and, in turn, bolster a governmental system that will actively serve us all."

Read her entire college essay HERE.

Please help me to make sure that Kamala can go to college with minimal debt. My goal is to help her take the next step on her own journey in understanding what Black excellence means for her and sharing her power with the world without financial anxiety. 

Her amazing biological family is loving and generous, but without financial resources, so she is on her own and will be footing the bill for college herself.

I am asking you to help me fund Kamala's college education.

THE FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN: FIRST PAYMENT DUE 8/27. Goal to reach $15,000 by 8/20. 

After financial aid grants, scholarships and loans she owes $15,700 per year.

Direct Billed Costs

Tuition $48,000.00

Room and Board $15,500

TOTAL BILLED COSTS 63,700

Indirect Non-billed Costs

Books and Supplies 1,200

Transportation $1,200

MISC Expenses $1,600

TOTAL Non-billed Costs $4,000

TOTAL Billed and Non-Billed $67,700

Scholarships

Global Citizen Award $19,500

Goucher Need-based Grant $20,400

Federal Grants

Pell Grant 6,145

Supplemental Grant $1,000

TOTAL FUNDING $47,045

TOTAL DUE AFTER GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID $20,655

TOTAL SUBSIDIZED/UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS $5,500

TOTAL DUE AFTER LOANS, GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID $15,655

My dream goal would be to have all out of pocket costs covered for all four years so she can relax and focus on school and leave with minimal loans. I am starting with funding her first year!

 

Answers to FAQs:

• I will be paying the college directly as any support that goes to her directly, decreases the amount of grant money she receives.
• Kamala will send an update about her college experience each Semester for ongoing contributors
• Kamala spent hours and hours applying to external scholarships and received one for $1,000 a year.
• YOUR MONEY is INSURED by GoFundMe for up to $1,000 if for any reason there was fraudulent activity or unfulfilled promises.
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