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Laura Mcginnes selected for WomenGive Scholarship

The Institute of Business and Medical Careers (IBMC) congratulates student

Laura Mcginnes who has been selected to receive the WomenGive Childcare Scholarship. 

Mcginnes will receive up to $200 per week per child to help cover her child care costs the spring semester at IBMC.

WomenGive is a leadership initiative of United Way of Larimer County in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado. WomenGive assembles local women in an effort to tap into women’s compassion, volunteerism and financial resources to bring change to issues that affect women and girls. Through philanthropic leadership WomenGive addresses the significant gaps in funding and services that prevent women in Larimer County from achieving economic self-sufficiency. WomenGive powers change for women.

Knowing that education is an integral component to self-sufficiency, WomenGive makes an impact by providing childcare scholarships to single parents continuing their education. Childcare scholarships will be awarded to single parents working toward their GED, certificate, or degree program.

Each scholarship will cover childcare costs of up to $200 per week per child for the Spring Semester 2009 (January 20-May 11). The monies are distributed by United Way and given directly to the childcare facility where scholarship recipients child(ren) are enrolled.

The WomenGive Scholarship Committee selects all recipients. All award eligibility is subject to verification of student’s GPA and funding availability.