Increasing access to higher education is a core pillar of poverty alleviation work at a community level and aligns with the ideas shared in Uplift and Empower. To uplift and empower her community, Danielle launched this scholarship fund to support Vanguard High School seniors. Thanks to the generosity of her support network, the fund has awarded sixteen (16) $500 scholarships to high school seniors in Ocala, Florida, since its first year.

Thanks to the generosity of her support network, the fund will award six (6) $500 scholarships to high school seniors attending Marion County Public Schools.

Students can apply via the PEFMC Application Portal: https://grantsforideas.pefmc.org/

If you have any questions, please email upliftandempowerscholarship@gmail.com

To help the fund impact more students and expand to more schools in the future, you can donate via the Public Education Foundation of Marion County. Please select "Uplift and Empower Senior Scholarship” to ensure your donation goes toward the Uplift and Empower Scholarship Fund.