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Boston Area College Students Spearhead Free Finance Opportunities For Black Youth Boston Area College Students Spearhead Free Finance Opportunities For Black Youth
Boston Area College Students Spearhead Free Finance Opportunities For Black Youth Two young professionals from the Boston area have launched a new venture that is part of their nonprofit organization that provides overlooked Black youth with the necessary tools they need for a better financial future.  Chris West, a recent graduate of Babson College, and Curtis Johnson are the brains behind Wall Street Connection (WSC), which was originally founded in New Orleans, LA in 2021.  The organization recently launched its Ambassador Program that will educate high school and college students about finance, investing and business, the WSC said.  The program works by using tailo…

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by David Cifarelli
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New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car
New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car In a world where car prices have floated towards or reached record highs, one New England organization is doing their part to help low-income families get a ride.  Good News Garage, which launched in Burlington, VT in 1996, is one of the nation’s first car donation nonprofits providing affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need.  The organization has since expanded to New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, and recently helped a Northampton woman find relief from her transportation struggles.  “I really appreciate the donation of your car," Eva Kiczko…

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by David Cifarelli
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Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness
Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness Jesse Setaro has built big, broad shoulders from his years as a personal trainer and gym owner, and now he wants to use them to lift up a forgotten group of children.  Setaro, who owns North End Fitness in Boston, grew up in the foster care system and wants to provide the next generation of foster children a place to build a community and find a passion. He calls it calls Project F.  "As a kid, I didn't have a sense of direction, and I didn't think anyone cared whether I made it in life or wound up in jail," he wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. "That changed when a great mentor came into my li…

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by Josh Lanier