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Youngstown Foundation enhances current Y-STAR scholarship program

By Staff report Mahoning Matters
Partners in the reinvented Y-STAR program include (from left) Lynnette Forde, president of the Youngstown Foundation; Jeremy Batchelor, superintendent of the Youngstown City School District; and Dr. Helen K. Lafferty, interim president of Youngstown State University.
Partners in the reinvented Y-STAR program include (from left) Lynnette Forde, president of the Youngstown Foundation; Jeremy Batchelor, superintendent of the Youngstown City School District; and Dr. Helen K. Lafferty, interim president of Youngstown State University. Youngstown Foundation

City of Youngstown school students can earn full four-year scholarships to attend Youngstown State University through the Y-STAR.

Lynnette Forde, president of The Youngstown Foundation, announced major enhancements to the organization’s Y-STAR $3 million scholarship program.

These enhancements are to give more students “a loan-free [four year] college education right here in Youngstown.”

“We have learned in recent years that, even though Y-STAR covered traditional expenses like tuition, books, and fees, many students were faced with other costs that made it impossible for them to complete their education,” said Forde.

According to Forde, many students either transferred to other universities where comprehensive scholarship programs took care of these other expenses, or cut their college education short altogether.

“With the support of YSU and the school district, we are reinventing Y-STAR with the goals of educating more Youngstown scholars and enhancing our community’s pool of college-educated professionals. This is a team effort, and we believe we have a winning team,” Forde said.

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This story was originally published December 6, 2023 at 4:48 PM.