Tina Raheem reports:

“On Thursday May 10th, OFA’s Scholarship Selection Committee held its annual meeting in the offices of Casey Family Programs in downtown Washington DC.

“Nearly 200 applications were read and over $250,000 was awarded to close to 100 new Casey Family Scholars. These young people will join OFA’s approximately 300 returning students for the 2007-8 academic year.

“Colleagues who attended to spend the day reading scholarship applications included representatives from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Advisors, Covenant House Washington, the League of Dreams, the United Negro College Fund and the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships. OFA alumni Jenny Glover and Jonathan Braxton also participated.

“At the end of the day, Jenny commented, ‘I knew I was special for getting a Casey Family Scholarship, but I never realized just how special – it was wonderful to see so many people working so hard on our behalf to award appropriate scholarships.’

“Thank you to each of our application readers for a job well done!”