$750,000 Grant to Last Mile Expands Support for Students in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee

Lafayette’s Last Mile Education Fund gifted $750K to help students in South

The Last Mile Education Fund, a Lafayette-based nonprofit that helps financially vulnerable technology and engineering students on the verge of graduating college, recently reported receipt of an anonymous $750,000 gift to support students in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. “We are deeply grateful for this generous investment in students across the South,” Last Mile CEO Ruthe Farmer said in a prepared statement. “Too often, a small financial ga…

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$750,000 Grant to Last Mile Expands Support for Students in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee

Funding ensures more students complete tech and engineering degrees and launch high-impact careers

Lafayette’s Last Mile Education Fund gifted $750K to help students in South – BizWest

The Last Mile Education Fund, a Lafayette-based nonprofit that helps financially vulnerable technology and engineering students on the verge of graduating college, recently reported receipt of an anonymous $750,000 gift to support students in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.