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Overview

Carry-It-Forward Awards

Program Status: Active

Geographic Scope: United States

Background: Special award category for long-term RFC beneficiaries who are aging out of childhood or young adulthood. Designed to support youth who have received RFC grants since early childhood as they transition into adulthood and higher education.

Focus Areas:

  • College and higher education support

  • Transition to adulthood

  • Continued support for young adults who grew up as RFC beneficiaries
  • Eligibility:

  • Long-term beneficiaries (those who began receiving grants as young children)

  • Youth aging out to adulthood

  • Young adults continuing education pursuits
  • Award Examples:

  • 2022 Award: 19-year-old daughter of animal rights activist (in prison for destroying traps set for mountain lions) receiving support for second semester of college; had been receiving RFC grants since age 4
  • Contact Information:

  • Rosenberg Fund for Children

  • 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 335

  • Easthampton, MA 01027

  • Phone: (413) 529-0063

  • Email: info@rfc.org
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    youth-programssocial-justice

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