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Learning and Teaching from Adversity: Meet TRIO Star Kontessa Siliski

Castleton Trio

I’m first-generation, so no one in my family knew where to start,” she explains. She participated in the Rotaract Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and mentoring programs at Castleton Elementary School. She also found a part-time job mentoring students with disabilities through the College Steps program.

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Close the Gap Foundation Receives First-of-its-Kind Laptop Donation from Airbnb

Close the Gap Foundation

Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA — Today, Close the Gap Foundation announces its first donation from Airbnb, adding to the foundation's family of corporate sponsors committed to help close the digital divide for first-generation, low-income ( FGLI ) students in the United States.