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Impact of BOOST and OSP scholarships

A series of profiles of parents and events that demonstrate the influence of BOOST and OSP scholarships on our Catholic school community.

In this series

BOOST makes family’s dreams into reality, mother says

For Jettanna Wiley, the mother of Christina Wiley, a fifth grade student at St. Peter’s School in Waldorf, Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students...

‘You can’t quantify the impact' of BOOST scholarship, mother says

When Janine Dowden packed up her belongings and permanently moved herself and her daughter, Micah Dowden, to the United States from Grenada in 2017, finding a school that...

'Like a gift from God': Archbishop Carroll students say Opportunity Scholarships help them reach their dreams

Ruth Mogus, a sophomore at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., plans a future career as a general surgeon and has an internship lined up for this summer at...

D.C.‌ ‌Opportunity‌ ‌Scholarship‌ ‌a‌ ‌'life‌ ‌changer' ‌for‌ ‌hard-working‌ ‌family‌

When‌ ‌Martin‌ ‌and‌ ‌Scolastica‌ ‌Kimathi‌ ‌Kariithi‌ ‌just‌ started settling in ‌the‌ ‌United‌ ‌States‌ ‌after‌ ‌immigrating‌ ‌from‌ ‌Kenya‌ ‌in‌ ‌2010,‌ ‌finding‌ ‌a‌ ‌school‌...

D.C. Opportunity Scholarships have supported mom’s biggest investment – education for her ‘four heartbeats’

Nakisha Thompson has sent all four of her children to Catholic school, beginning with pre-kindergarten classes at St. Thomas More Catholic Academy in Washington, D.C. She chose...