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California program will pay $10,000 in tuition for students who volunteer 450 community service hours

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This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the expansion of a pilot program wherein the state will compensate college students with tuition money in exchange for the students completing 450 hours of community service.

There are 45 California State colleges and universities participating in the program. Students will receive $10,000 in tuition to the approved schools upon completion of the hours.

The community service can be served in a variety of ways, including tutoring, mentoring, climate action, COVID-19 recovery in their communities, and more.

“Today is a historic day in California. The Governor, alongside the leaders of the world’s top higher education systems, offered a monumental proposal to the next generation of Californians— if you step up to serve your community, we’ll help you pay for college,” said Josh Fryday, California Chief Service Officer and the head of California Volunteers.

Some Democrat presidential candidates proposed similar plans on the campaign trail ahead of the 2020 election, including now-Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. He proposed a “A New Call to Service,” which would create a network of 1 million national service members by 2026.

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: CNBC

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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