A college education opens doors, opens minds, and provides possibilities. First Literacy’s Scholarship Initiative has changed more than 500 scholars’ lives and offered each of them choices, opportunities, and the tools to write their next chapters. Here are some First Literacy scholars sharing the impact of education “in their words.”

2016 First Literacy Scholar

2015 First Literacy Scholar

2017 First Literacy Scholar

2017 First Literacy Scholar

2011 First Literacy Scholar

2017 First Literacy Scholar

2014 First Literacy Scholar

2017 First Literacy Scholar

2011 First Literacy Scholar