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The Hazel Park Promise Zone has honored me to be featured for graduating with my Associate's Degree from Oakland Community College, Class of 2020. This achievement will help me pursue my Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science at Oakland University. My two years will finally come to a close with the help of the Promize Zone Program of course! Without them, I would not be able to hold my degree up high this year!

The Hazel Park Promise Zone helped me to and through my first year of college by providing opportunities for scholarships and a mentorship program before I left. While I was in school, they provided support and scholarship money for me to be able to continue my education. The program offered constant support, which was well over and above my expectations.

The Hazel Park Promise Zone is important because it allows students to further their education and help them achieve financial security. My goal has always been to finish school with as little debt as possible. The Promise Zone's finanicial support has been an immense relief while pursuing my Bachelor's Degree. This program has helped several of my friends obtain degrees and I look forward to joining that list by the end of the year.

The Hazel Park Promise Zone has helped me through college and helped to keep my tuition cost down. I work full time, live on my own, and go to school year-round. Without the Promise Zone Scholarship, I would not be able to go to college and continue my education.

The Hazel Park Promise Zone has helped me tremendously. Throughout my freshman year of college, I was enrolled in their mentoship program, I was able to find support and was eligible for gift card incentives just for working hard and going to school. These helped pay for books and things I needed during the semester. Thank you Promise Zone!

The Hazel Park Promise Zone has definitely relieved some stress of college debt by providing me a scholarship. It also gives me the encouragement to work hard and succeed knowing they are supporting me.

The Hazel Park Promise Zone has been an absolute blessing regarding my college and professional careers. As a low-income, first generation college student, I was completely horrified when heading to the University of Michigan, so being able to have a group of people that had my best interest at heart was beneficial. I learned so much about getting involved in college, how to manage my time and workload, and efficiently build my network. The Hazel Park Promise Zone also aided me in obtaining an internship with Congresswoman Haley Stevens this past summer, and as a political science guru, I could not be more grateful. I have done very well in college so far and I owe a lot of that to the Hazel Park Promise Zone.