For thirty years, “Together We Can” has provided scholarships to eligible public high school seniors here in the Chattanooga area - targeting college students who are first-generation or otherwise in need.
It is one of the most successful scholarship programs run by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga - which created “Together We Can” in 1992 with the City of Chattanooga.
Today, due to rising tuition, the maximum award for a “Together We Can” scholarship is $5,000 per school year - and one recipient for this school year has just started attending our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
A few days ago, I spoke with three Chattanooga natives also helped by “Together We Can.”
Wade Hinton is a lawyer and executive who has served as Chattanooga’s City Attorney and run for Mayor of Chattanooga - and now, he works with the Community Foundation on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Lenward Lee Brackin, Jr. - known as LB - is a local creative, logistics and customer service guru - and on this station, you might recognize him as one of the hosts on AMPLIFY by RISE Chattanooga, heard Wednesday nights at 9 PM here on WUTC.
Zora McKissic attends Howard University in Washington, DC - where she majors in history and minors in classical civilizations.
I spoke with Wade, LB and Zora as part of our ongoing series of conversations in partnership with the Community Foundation.
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For more information about “Together We Can” at the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, visit cfgc.org/scholarships.