This episode continues our focus on the Stand By Me NexGen program, which offers two programs to high school students to help them imagine their future lifestyle, and then access the funds that will help them achieve it via higher education: “College, Careers, and Cash” and “The College Funding Project.”

Joining us on this episode are Michelle Murphy from Indian River School District, and aQuena Simon-Irby from Middletown High School. Each shares their perspective on how the Stand By Me NexGen programs integrate with their schools' existing student support programs, and some of the benefits that students and families receive as a result.

Stand By Me® provides Delawareans with a Personal Financial Coach and a toolkit to navigate the challenges leading to personal financial security. The Delaware Financial Empowerment Partnership (DFEP) is a joint venture of the State of Delaware and the United Way of Delaware working together to combine resources and to create and implement an innovative package of financial empowerment services. We are joined by a coalition of non-profit organizations, corporations, foundations and educational institutions.

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