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🚧 Last Mile Website Down for Maintenance 🚧
✨ Good Things Are Underway ✨
Our website is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance as we prepare exciting updates and improvements. We'll be back online soon with even better ways to serve our community. 💻💡
Thank you for your patience! 💙
October 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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OBBBA updates: 📚 Pell: 12 → 15 credits ❌ No part-time Pell 💸 Loan interest from Day 1 🍽 SNAP: 20 hrs/week work requirement | These changes may affect how students balance classes, work, and expenses. Read our blog for more: https://bit.ly/3JiAtRX #lastmileimpact #lastmilefund
August 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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What's the blueprint for turning roadblocks into rocket fuel?
Last Mile's special edition newsletter is live—read now!
https://mailchi.mp/lastmile-ed/2025-07_special-edition
July 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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"🔥 Hot off the press! Our Founder & CEO, Ruthe Farmer, dives into 'Addressing Rising Barriers to Higher Education Completion' on Candid Insights. 🎯 Don't miss this timely piece—read now! ⬇️"
https://blog.candid.org/post/addressing-barriers-to-higher-education-completion-for-students/
July 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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"I am forever grateful for an award from Last Mile, especially where I was struggling to afford food during my time at my internship." - Samantha E. | Last Mile Recipient
https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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July 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"Your potential grows every time you show up."
- Mercy E. | Last Mile Recipient

In case you didn't know yet...we are so incredibly proud of our students.
Let's work together and bring more stude... https://www.lastmile-ed.org/contact
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June 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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"This program is looking where most others aren't. They are seeing abundance where others see scarcity. I am here for that future!" - Baratunde Thurston

Hear more from Baratunde: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKdO2Lzo3Iw/

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June 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Being seen as a whole person, not just a GPA.

Learn about the student experience from Last Mile Recipient, Corina Salas: https://vimeo.com/1081493292
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June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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"We're working to help institutions and employers examine and change the systems that are shutting out students from low-income backgrounds." - @Ruthe Farmer Founder & CEO @LastMileFund
https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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June 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"I am a first generation, low-income college student. Last Mile helped me out earlier this year and again now and I'm deeply grateful for the support. I am excited to give back to Last Mile in the future." - Mingi Kang | Last Mile Recipient
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June 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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It's never too late to grow, learn, and start again.

Hear from Alexander Smith, Last Mile Education Fund Recipient, about how his career journey: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11696269/video/1081484639

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June 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"I am happy to let you know I have successfully received the computer, downloaded the engineering software essential for my studies... Thank you again for helping me continue my academic journey with the tools I need to succeed." - Alexis Duke
https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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June 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We're proud to support our ecosystem communities. By backing these student networks, we're doubling down on the front-end of the tech talent pipeline!
See how we're investing in the future of tech: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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June 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I am forever grateful for an award from Last Mile, especially where I was struggling to afford food during my time at my internship." - Samantha Espinosa | Last Mile Recipient

Explore our full impact report: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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"Last Mile recognized the inherent potential in students like me and helped me stabilize my finances." - Toni Raggs, Last Mile Recipient
Explore @LastMileFund's full Impact Report: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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June 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Confidence to ask, power to move forward — Last Mile Education Fund made a life-changing difference for Recipient Corina Salas.

https://vimeo.com/showcase/11696269/video/1080720007

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Confidence to ask, power to move forward — Last Mile Education Fund made a life-changing difference.
Corina Salas shares how the Last Mile Education Fund supported her beyond just tuition, making it possible to continue her education and graduate. She highlights…
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May 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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"I'm grateful for the assistance provided. I was blown away, since I've never received any grant besides Pell." -Abdiel Quiroz | Last Mile Recipient
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May 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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"I can finally finish my degree. I truly can't express the weight you have lifted for me. Thank you so much." - Danayit Mekonnen, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Last Mile Recipient 💬

Explore our full Impact Report: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact

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May 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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"Last Mile gave me the opportunity to focus more on my studies, growth, and activities, and less time working to make ends meet." - Onywed Ojukwu, Last Mile Recipient 💬
https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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May 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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"I was struggling financially to pay for some tuition and my taxes on top of that. Last Mile helped me get back on my feet and pursue my education." - Christine Dossa, Last Mile Recipient 💬
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May 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"Thank you so much for assisting me with attending the NSBE conference this year. Without your help this conference would not have been possible for me!" - Skye Davis, Last Mile Recipient 💬
https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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May 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"When I think about the why...are we willing to go to bat for this partner? Last Mile reminds me that I am ready to go to bat every time.""- @Jonathan Pulley, @Rocket Community Fund
Watch the conversation: https://vimeo.com/1082538270?share=copy#t=0

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April 30th - Panel: Investing in the Last Mile
This is "April 30th - Panel: Investing in the Last Mile" by Last Mile Education Fund on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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May 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Supporting organizations like CodePath, ColorStack, and Girls Who Code is key to empowering the next wave of tech leaders. 💻🔧 See how we're investing in these vital student networks: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
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May 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🎉 Our May newsletter is here—celebrating 10,000 students supported, our Five-Year Impact Report, and a milestone event that brought us all together.

Read the copy to see how far we've come & where we're headed 👉 http://bit.ly/3H9SBw9
Don't miss out—subscribe and celebrate every mile with us!
LAST MILE POST! May 2025 Newsletter
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May 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Apply by May 31 → #25Under25 #WomenInSTEM
May 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM