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September 2024
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June 2024
Tax Credits for Education!
It’s tax time again! This season, don’t forget to take advantage of the tax credits available to you as students! AND get FREE help file your taxes from the Campaign for Working Families! Make a virtual appointment or visit a tax site. American Opportunity Tax...
Meet Joy Crudup.
Joy had tried college earlier in life as a young adult, but it just wasn’t the time for her to take higher education seriously. She pursued full time work and started a family instead. But the thought of getting a college degree never fully left her mind. Years later,...
Did you know…
You don’t have to panic over student loans?! There are many flexible and affordable repayment plans available! In one plan, eligible borrowers only pay 10% of their discretionary income. For those graduating soon or alumni engaged in repayment, make sure you know...
March 2024
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December 2023
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September 2023
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March 2022
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December 2021
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November 2021
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October 2021
Obstacle or Opportunity?
Life is constantly surprising us with obstacles – there’s not much we can do about that. What we can do, however, is optimize how we deal with those challenges when they do come along. Keep your energy positive. When things get tough, it’s important to stay as...
Meet Madlyne Santiago.
The hero of her own journey, Madlyne Santiago demonstrates the determination and commitment ACE students have to their own success. Madlyne first went to try college right after high school graduation and was accepted into the Harcum nursing program on main campus,...
Life Lessons from Football
It may sound silly at first, but there are insights to be gained from watching and playing football. It’s not just fun and games. For example, in football, you win and lose as a team; no one person carries or defeats the team by himself. Football helps you understand...
September 2021
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August 2021
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May 2021
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April 2021
Vaccine for All in Philly
The choice to receive or not receive the co-vid vaccine is a personal one. Some have taken a wait and see approach expressing concern over the speed at which the vaccines went from development to delivery. Others have been confused and frustrated trying to determine...
Meet Sharon Birckett.
Can a college degree shift from a dream to reality when you're a young mother, on your own and homeless? It’s more than possible. It was done by graduate Sharon Birckett. College was something Sharon had wanted to do, but life seemed to keep putting it off. She had...
The Answer to Busy-ness
Serenity NOW!!! A shout from all of our souls at times, and assuredly desired, if not voiced, far more frequently over the past year. Of course the path to peace is hardly immediate, but the reflection shared below on the well-known serenity prayer suggests some...
March 2021
ACE for Foster Care
We recently partnered with Delta Family Services, an organization that provides foster care services to youth and young adults primarily in Philadelphia. If you’ve ever been in the foster care system, or know someone who has, you know how complicated it can be to try...
Meet Amara Coles.
“College to me means stability.” Amara was working in the restaurant industry when the pandemic hit. Furloughed and then laid off from the job, she determined she wanted a more stable and sustainable source of income. Looking around at those who stayed employed during...
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It!
Participants in the Harcum Community Scholars Leadership Program recently completed a section where they explored their Visions and Values. The reason to do this is to discover what is most important to you, your personal values and what you want for your life....
February 2021
Meet Celeste Atkins, PhD, the Author
Many of you know her as the site coordinator for Harcum College @ Deliverance Church. The leader of the largest partnership site, Ms. Celeste Atkins manages an average of 100 active students each semester and shepherded upwards of 250 community members through to...
Drue Bailey & Michael Burks: They’re in it Together
On her graduation day in May, 2016, Drue Bailey may have had a lot of thoughts going through her mind. Besides the excitement of finally earning her degree in middle age, she had met and was dating Michael Burks, another student in the Harcum @ Chester site. When they...
Celebrating Black Women
“Knowing they weren’t going to give us certain experiences, we were just innovative and decided we were going to do it ourselves.” —Tina Sloan Green, International Women's Sports Hall of Fame, 1999 Did you know that the first record of the birth of a Black woman in...
January 2021
It’s All About the Money
It’s still January so you have some time to make (no more than one or two!) resolutions that may make your life at least a little bit easier and more satisfying. Let’s start with the hard one first - money issues (at least the ones you can control!). Bank Accounts...
Meet Larry Carlton
“I was laid off in 2013 after 24 years because I didn’t have a degree. Finding another job was hard.” It can’t get more real than that. After a year of unemployment, Larry started working at a grocery store, but wanted to find a job that was more meaningful to him. ...
Some Good News About Money; New (better) Pell Rules
Along with the $600 stimulus payment that was approved in December, Congress also made some welcome changes to Pell grants and SNAP, and allocated money to offer assistance to help low-income people get internet service. The new benefits should be available in...
December 2020
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September 2020
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