$1 million in scholarships awarded to women to ‘follow their dreams’
A Step Ahead’s Melissa Muhammad, Partners in Prevention program manager (from left), and executive director Nikki Gibbs introduce founder Claudia Haltom during a liaison meeting and appreciation event Tuesday, June 25. A Step Ahead has awarded a total of $1 million in scholarships to women locally, while providing free long-term birth control to any woman of reproductive age. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Girls Inc., BankTennessee and A Step Ahead Foundation have awarded $1 million in college scholarships to women in the Memphis area since forming a partnership in 2014.
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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