Daniel Trust Foundation is a youth development

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founded by Daniel Trust. It was launched in 2009 and provides mentorship and scholarship opportunities to high school seniors and student-selected recognition and funding for high school teachers. The foundation has offices in

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, and aims to be a student run organization for students by students. The foundation awards students who have demonstrated academic excellence, activism or community service and commitment to pursuing higher education. The Kathy Silver Award is the foundation's teacher recognition program. In the scholarship application, students nominate an impactful high school teacher who is then considered for the award. It is a

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with scholars and teacher honorees from

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. Since its inception, six scholars have appeared on lifestyle Connecticut TV shows life Better Connecticut on

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, and Our Lives on News 12 Connecticut.

Mission

The Daniel Trust Foundation aims to serve low-income,

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and underrepresented students. Clement, Douglas. ''Rwandan Genocide and LGBT holding Guilford Advocate''. Connecticut Magazine, ccessed October 2014 p.3. The scholarship and mentorship program helps plan student's education and career goals. The foundation also recognizes and awards deserving teachers with grants.

Programs

The Daniel Trust Scholarship Program is a 4-year $2,000

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designed to support its recipients' educational endeavors. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who are working to improve their local and international communities through activism and public service. Recipients of this scholarship receive $500 annually to fund college textbook expenses as well as other college materials. In 2015, the foundation started a mentorship program for local

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High School students. The foundation aims to provide resources to students beyond the Scholarship program. The mentorship program provides college readiness, teen driving education and financial literacy. In 2014, the foundation awarded eight scholarships. Four out of the eight Scholars were from the

Education system. In 2015, the foundation awarded seven scholarships. In 2016, the foundation awarded fifteen scholarships, with twelve out of the fifteen scholars from the

Education system. The recipients' causes ranged from contributing to the special needs/disabled community, promoting

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to advocating for

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to building schools overseas in Africa. Daniel Trust Foundation Scholars are currently attending the country’s most prestigious universities including the

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External links

Official website

Founder Daniel Trust on News 12 Connecticut's OUR LIVES
''News 12'', January 12, 2014
Scholar Eric Zhevel and Jocelyn Mendez on News 8's Connecticut Style
'' Better (TV series)'', June 17, 2014
Daniel Trust Scholar on News 12 CT OUR LIVES
''News 12'', August 14, 2014 2009 establishments in Connecticut Organizations based in Bridgeport, Connecticut Organizations established in 2009 Non-profit organizations based in Connecticut Scholarships in the United States