“This grant will help me to get the certifications that I need, and the certifications will help me to get a good job to support myself and my family.“

~ Abdullah

“This assistance would keep me in school. I want to learn and get a job in IT. I would be grateful for this opportunity.“

~ Yousof

“This computer [purchased with an IPC grant] will be very helpful because when I am studying, I am having difficulty completing assignments on my phone. Having a computer with the correct applications will make my studies much better.“

~ Azizullah

“This grant is going to help me achieve my goal of becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse. I love helping people and want people to feel that they are not alone. We will all get sick one day. It can happen to anybody I want to be there for people who need help as an LPN.“

~ Eunice

“This scholarship makes me more independent and allows me to take the course I need to reach my goal.“

~ Menbere

“Thank you for helping me pay for this training. You are helping me find my first job in Denver and making my family secure. Thank you very much.“

~ Sayed-Turab

“I hope to get this scholarship so that I can study a career that will allow me to get a better job so that I can be successful in America.“

~ Johana

“I’m so grateful that people are helping me pay for school. I’ve always wanted to be a nurse. I am so excited about my future career.“

~ Angesom

“This would reduce my stress and help me focus on my education and supporting my parents. I am working very hard to make sure my loan repayment amount is manageable after I graduate.“

~ Jacobo

“Thank you for helping me pay for school. I was a mechanic in Afghanistan and my goal is to own an auto mechanic shop in Denver soon!“

~ Zarghon

“A grant for my citizenship application fees will help my family so much as we are struggling financially.“

~ Shaymaa

“This scholarship will help me achieve my educational and career goals. This scholarship will help by lowering the costs of evaluating my transcripts and the amount of hours I will need to work throughout my studies. This way, I will be able to continue with my academic achievement.“

~ Mohammad

“Fuel prices and economic inflation is really impacting me and my family. Receiving this grant will allow me to become a citizen without adding to my financial hardship.“

~ Ely

“I have a large family and a lot of bills. This scholarship will help me to complete the CADBIM program and care for my family.“

~ Juan de Dios

“Thank you for helping me purchase tools for my new career as a mechanic. Tools are so expensive and I wouldn’t be able to do it without help. Thank you.“

~ Mehrdad

“These classes will help me improve myself in every way, with my education, my relationship with my child, and helping children in our society. In any workplace, I want to be somewhere that welcomes many languages, this is why it is so important to have teachers that look like me.“

~ Farida

“Being able to take this exam means a lot to me and my family. I will finally be able to get certified in my profession here in the U.S.“

~ Abdullah

“The Immigrant Pathways Colorado Scholarship will help me pay for my school during a time when I am not able to work a lot to support my family.“

~ Yarmohammad

“I really want to become an interpreter to support my family and others who can’t speak English and have a hard time expressing themselves. I want to make them feel at home and part of our English speakers’ community! This will help financially as well as I pursue my degree in my cream career! By helping me, I will help others so your impact will continue to grow!“

~ Mohaddeseh

“Although seeking refuge in another country is difficult, I will use it to my advantage by using my language skills and culture to help guide other people going through the same thing. If I get this scholarship, I won’t have to use my savings that we need to support our family to be able to do this training.“

~ Zahra

“Thank you for helping me go to school! Becoming an Esthetician is a dream of mine. I am so excited to start classes this fall. In the future, I hope to contribute back to my community and help the next person go to school.“

~ Gabriela

“I really need this study program to help me pass the test. The only way for me to become a civil engineer here [U.S.] is to pass this test.“

~ Oqbah

“Thank you for helping my family. I want to be a lawyer again, and getting my degrees from Kosovo evaluated is the start.“

~ Arian

“This laptop will help me to improve my computer skills and to learn more computer accounting tools. Now everything is online and I need a computer.“

~ Fatou

“Thank you for IPC continuing support of my dream of becoming a mechanic! I could not do it without your help.“

~ Tenzin

“Getting citizenship was a wonderful achievement and helped me see that I can study and reach a goal. I want my daughters to see their mom interested in learning, in getting educated.“

~ Zahra

“I am self-employed and I can’t earn enough to support my family. I joined the IT program with Goodwill and I need a laptop to study and join class.“

~ Elham