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Unprecedented $20 Million Initiative Aims to Eliminate College Debt, Drive Economic Growth, and Set a New National Model for Student Success

HARTFORD, Conn., April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving today announces the launch of the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund, a pioneering new initiative that provides qualifying Hartford Public School students with up to $100,000 over four years to pursue higher education — without the crushing burden of student debt.

This first-of-its-kind program, developed in partnership with Hartford Promise, marks a bold investment in education, economic mobility, and Greater Hartford’s future as part of the Foundation’s 100th anniversary initiatives.

The scale of the initiative — the number of students it will support, the size of the financial investment, and the breadth of resources provided — is unlike any other program of its kind in the U.S.

With an initial $20 million investment, the Hartford Foundation will award each qualifying member of the Class of 2025 with $20,000 annually, which paired with Hartford Promise’s existing $5,000 annual scholarship award, will provide scholars with up to $25,000 per year — or up to $100,000 over four years.

More than 110 members of the Class of 2025 will receive the scholarship, with plans to expand the program to support as many as 500 students annually.

“Every student deserves the freedom to choose their own future without being held back by financial barriers,” said Jay Williams, President and CEO of the Hartford Foundation. “The Greater Futures Scholarship Fund is more than just tuition assistance — it’s a comprehensive support system that will change lives, strengthen communities, and serve as a national model for education-driven economic transformation.”

A Scholarship Unlike Any Other

In addition to significantly lowering or eliminating student debt for hundreds of future graduates annually, the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund delivers each student up to 10 years of wraparound support through Hartford Promise’s highly successful Reaching Forward, Reaching Back program. Services include:

• One-on-one coaching for academic and career guidance
• Financial assistance for books, laptops, and emergency needs
• Mental health support and wellness resources
• Soft skills training in time management, professionalism, and resume writing
• Career development including internships, mock interviews, and networking opportunities.

With a last-dollar scholarship paired with full wraparound support, the program is designed to empower students to excel in their classwork, graduate from college, and continue to develop as leaders in their communities.

Who Qualifies?

The Greater Futures Scholarship Fund is open to all Hartford Public School students who meet the following criteria:

• Hartford resident enrolled continuously in Hartford Public Schools since 9th grade.
• 93% attendance rate or higher throughout high school.
• 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.

An Investment in Hartford’s Future

The impact of student debt extends far beyond individual graduates — it affects families, communities, and the broader economy.

By significantly reducing or eliminating college debt, the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund will empower graduates to buy homes, start families, invest in businesses, and build wealth — without the constraints of student loans.

The new scholarship will also have tangible benefits for the city of Hartford, providing incentives for families to live in the city, send their children to city schools, and remain actively engaged in their educational journey.

“This program is truly transformative — not just for students, but for the entire city of Hartford,” said Sivan Hines, M.D., president of Hartford Promise. “It incentivizes families to stay in Hartford, strengthens our local workforce, and sets a new precedent for how philanthropy can drive economic growth.”

Join the Movement
As part of its centennial celebration in 2025, the Hartford Foundation has also launched a $10 million fundraising campaign to expand the reach of the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund. Donors and corporate partners are invited to be part of this groundbreaking initiative to ensure that every Hartford student has the freedom to dream, achieve, and succeed.

“This isn’t just about college — it’s about creating generational change that elevates all Hartford residents,” Williams said. “Together, we can break the barriers of college debt, open doors for more employment opportunities, and set a bold new standard for what’s possible when philanthropy, higher education, and policy makers work together.”

For more information on the Greater Futures Scholarship Fund or to learn how you can support this initiative, visit: https://www.hfpg.org/donors/ways-to-give/greater-futures-scholarship-fund

About the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding towns. Through partnerships, the Foundation seeks to strengthen communities in Greater Hartford by putting philanthropy in action to dismantle structural racism and achieve equity in social and economic mobility. Made possible by the gifts of generous individuals, families and organizations, the Foundation has awarded grants of more than $1 billion since its founding in 1925. For more information, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.

About Hartford Promise
Since 2012, Hartford Promise has transformed student success with $5,000 annual scholarships and wraparound support. With one of the highest college graduation rates among first-generation and low-income students in the nation, Hartford Promise sets the standard for innovative, student-centered education solutions.

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Newly independent beauty brand deepens its commitment to Black maternal health equity by offering grants for free doula services to Black families and providing maternal health equity trainings to all

NEW YORK, April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Carol’s Daughter proudly celebrates the fifth year of its groundbreaking Black maternal health initiative, Love Delivered. Since its inception, Love Delivered has been committed to improving maternal health for Black women and birthing people, and in 2025, the initiative continues to empower, support, and uplift Black and Brown birthing people and their communities through impactful programs and partnerships.

Carol’s Daughter’s Love Delivered is expanding access to doula care with a new round of doula grants. Current pregnant or postpartum families in cities including New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. are encouraged to apply for pro bono doula services through the grant program HERE.

According to the CDC, overall maternal mortality rates have been decreasing in the United States, yet Black women remain disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity. Black women were found to be more than twice as likely to experience severe pregnancy-related complications and more than 3.4x as likely to die compared to white women.

“In Love Delivered we remain committed to Black maternal health equity and are working to provide full access and maternal health education and equitable support to every Black birthing person before, during and after birth,” said Lisa Price, President and founder of Carol’s Daughter. “As we enter our fifth year, I am proud of what we’ve accomplished and more committed than ever to ensuring that Black birthing people feel seen, heard, and importantly, valued.”

To date, the Love Delivered initiative, in partnership with the Mama Glow Foundation, has engaged nearly 500,000 people through events, grants, and education, funded doula support for over 120 births, and reached nearly 10 billion people through digital advocacy efforts.

“It warms my heart that we have touched so many lives through this partnership. We’ve created a blueprint and have led the charge in advocating for improved maternal health. We are not only ensuring Black women have access to free doula support, but also creating additional pathways for doulas to make a thriving wage as birth professionals,” said Latham Thomas, founder of the Mama Glow Foundation. “Together, we’ve modeled how advocacy, education, and service can come together to inspire new standards of care for Black birthing people nationwide.“

In honor of this year’s Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), Mama Glow will host a webinar on April 16 at 6:30 PM ET, titled Mama Glow Webinar: Black Maternal Health Week – Bumping While Black: Navigating Perinatal Wellness & Advocacy, sponsored by Carol’s Daughter. Featured panelists include Latham Thomas (Mama Glow), Dr. Rhonia Brooks, MD, FACOG, Vanessa Williams Jones, MS, RD, LD and Georbina DaRosa, LMSW. This year’s Black Maternal Health Week theme is “Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy,” and highlights the leadership of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health organizations in advancing systemic change and fostering community healing.” Registration is available HERE.

Carol’s Daughter also continues its impactful collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian’s Dalio Center for Health Justice to support the needs of obstetric and pediatric patients. After a successful pilot offering hair kits for patients with curly, coily, and tightly textured hair at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2021, the initiative has expanded to include multiple campuses in the academic healthcare system. To date,  Carol’s Daughter has distributed over 30,000 hair care products to NewYork-Presbyterian patients and community members.

In partnership with longtime retailer partner CVS, Carol’s Daughter will continue raising awareness for the Mama Glow Foundation’s mission to improve the maternal health experience with in store displays highlighting the program in more than 2000 doors.

Join Carol’s Daughter in the continued fight for Black maternal health. Learn how to become an advocate at www.carolsdaughter.com/lovedelivered and follow @CarolsDaughter and @MamaGlow on Instagram for updates.

About Carol’s Daughter
In 1993, encouraged by my mother, Carol, I began creating high-quality products made with love in my Brooklyn kitchen. As family and friends experienced how these products transformed their hair and skin, I knew that I was onto something good. I needed a name for my company, so I made a list of everything I was and everything I wanted to be, and I realized that the most special thing that I am is Lisa, Carol’s Daughter.
– Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter Founder

About The Mama Glow Foundation
The Mama Glow Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit committed to advancing reproductive justice and birth equity through education, advocacy, and the arts as well as research and scholarship. The foundation strives to improve maternal health outcomes in 3 primary ways: Providing educational scholarships to aspiring doulas and midwives, engaging in robust workforce and professional development pathways for doulas to provide expanded doula care for vulnerable populations, and working with educational partners and engaging in research and advocacy. www.mamaglowfoundation.org

Media Contact: Nicole.Newsum@civic-us.com 

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NEWARK, Calif., April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lucid Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCID), maker of the world’s most advanced electric vehicles, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire select facilities and assets in Arizona previously belonging to Nikola Corporation, subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The transaction does not include the acquisition of Nikola’s business, customer base, or technology related to Nikola’s hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks.

Additionally, Lucid plans to offer employment to more than 300 former Nikola employees in roles across Lucid’s Arizona facilities. These offers will encompass various technical salaried and hourly positions including manufacturing engineering, software, assembly, vehicle testing, and warehouse support as Lucid welcomes employees with strong backgrounds in EV technology and further supports its local community.

As part of the agreement, Lucid will take over Nikola’s former Coolidge manufacturing facility (680 E Houser Rd, Coolidge, AZ), as well as the Phoenix facility (4141 E Broadway Rd, Phoenix, AZ) previously used as Nikola’s headquarters and product development center. These buildings collectively add more than 884,000 square feet to Lucid’s Arizona footprint. Most of this space is comprised of state-of-the-art manufacturing and warehousing buildings, which executes against Lucid’s prior planned expansion in Arizona. These facilities also include development equipment with extensive battery and environmental testing chambers, a full-size chassis dynamometer, machining equipment, and more.

Lucid’s agreement to acquire the aforementioned assets follows Nikola’s bankruptcy auction which concluded on April 10, 2025, as part of its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief.

“As we continue our production ramp of Lucid Gravity and prepare for our upcoming midsize platform vehicles, acquiring these assets is an opportunity to strategically expand our manufacturing, warehousing, testing, and development facilities while supporting our local Arizona community,” said Marc Winterhoff, Interim CEO at Lucid. “We are delighted to extend employment offers to more than 300 former employees, who bring valuable industry experience, and together with our outstanding teams, will continue powering Lucid’s industry-leading innovation.”

“Today’s announcement is fantastic news for Arizona workers and our state’s growing EV and battery manufacturing industry,” said Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. “Arizona is the proud home of Lucid’s advanced EV manufacturing lines – and this acquisition promises to strengthen Lucid’s operations while offering continued employment to hundreds of skilled workers in our state.”

“I am honored to work with the local Lucid team to support the asset acquisition efforts of Nikola Corporation in my hometown of Coolidge,” said Arizona state Senator T.J. Shope. “This investment will be instrumental in helping those impacted by job loss to regain employment by Lucid and further solidify Lucid’s commitment to growth in Pinal County and our state, by utilizing the Coolidge facility for Lucid manufacturing operations.”

 About Lucid Group

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) is a Silicon Valley-based technology company focused on creating the most advanced EVs in the world. The award-winning Lucid Air and new Lucid Gravity deliver best-in-class performance, sophisticated design, expansive interior space and unrivaled energy efficiency. Lucid assembles both vehicles in its state-of-the-art, vertically integrated factory in Arizona. Through its industry-leading technology and innovations, Lucid is advancing the state-of-the-art of EV technology for the benefit of all.

Media Contact

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Celebrating 10 years of honoring exceptional leadership in sustainability, global citizenship, and education

SEOUL, South Korea, April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Sunhak Peace Prize Ceremony took place on Friday, April 11, at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel World, Seoul, attended by over 750 international guests, including global leaders, former heads of state, and prominent civil society representatives. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Prize honored three distinguished leaders for their significant contributions in environmental sustainability, global citizenship, and educational innovation.

Wanjira Mathai from Kenya was recognized for her outstanding environmental leadership, notably through the AFR100 initiative and the Green Belt Movement. Her dedicated efforts have contributed significantly to environmental restoration, with over 51 million trees planted to rehabilitate degraded landscapes across Africa.

Hugh Evans from Australia, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen, received the prize for his exceptional commitment to global citizenship. Through his leadership, Global Citizen mobilized over $43 billion, directly impacting the lives of more than 1.3 billion individuals worldwide by addressing poverty, health, education, and access to essential services.

Patrick Awuah Jr., founder of Ashesi University in Ghana, was honored for transforming African higher education. His visionary leadership introduced innovative curricula emphasizing ethics, gender equality, critical thinking, and leadership. Ashesi University is now recognized as a pioneering institution, producing graduates equipped to lead positive social change across Africa and beyond.

The Founders’ Award was presented to former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for his contributions to peaceful democratic transitions and good governance, and Samuel Radebe from South Africa for his dedication to interreligious harmony and community peace in Africa. Meanwhile, the awarding of the Founders’ Award to Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.

In his congratulatory remarks, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated, “On its 10th anniversary, the Sunhak Peace Prize continues to spotlight the vital contributions of unsung heroes to global peace and solidarity. I deeply commend the laureates for their inspiring dedication and extend heartfelt gratitude to Founder Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon for her visionary leadership and unwavering support of global peace efforts.”

For more information, please visit www.sunhakpeaceprize.org or contact:
Sunhak Peace Prize Secretariat
sunhakprize@gmail.com

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