AT&T announced Thursday that it will contribute $7,500 to the I Know I Can (IKIC) college access organization that serves low-income, minority, and/or first generation college-bound students who do not fully understand the benefits of postsecondary education, according to the company’s press release.
The contribution was announced at the Blueprint: College Middle School series of workshops at Berwick Alternative K-8 School and serves as an effort to inspire, enable and support Columbus City Schools students in pursuing and completing their college education.
IKIC provides the materials, financial support, mentoring, and counseling services needed to help high school students achieve their postsecondary goals. IKIC offers research-based college access and success programs to help high school students prepare for, get accepted in, and complete higher education.
"With support of AT&T Ohio, I Know I Can can continue to make dreams come true for young people within Central Ohio to achieve their goal of attending college. As a board member of I Know I Can, I am happy to stand with this outstanding organization, and accept this check that will continue to support the workshops that help parents and their students," State Representative W. Carlton Weddington said in a statement, according to the press release.
