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The Baltimore Sun
July 13, 2010
Two local colleges have awarded full four-year scholarships to all
15 members of a half-way house program that will be featured on the ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" this fall.
Loyola University Maryland and nearby College of Notre Dame of Maryland have offered the students scholarships that include room,
board, fees, tuition and books. It is estimated that each scholarship
at Loyola is worth $200,000, and $160,000 at Notre Dame.
The mothers of the girls in the program will also receive academic and
career counseling, and up to eight free college credits from Notre Dame.
"They
are blown away," said Marcia Meehan, executive director of Boys Hope
Girls Hope, an organization that provides at-risk youth with a
group-home style setting. "They are just unbelievably thrilled. They
are so excited. They want to go to college. To have someone believe in
them, and be behind them is unbelievable."
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