HS Students Get Valuable Head Start

Andrea Benavides, Rappahannock United Way

HS Students Get Valuable Head Start Elena Russo speaks with Andrea Benavides, Financial Stability Manager, Rappahannock United Way. They discuss the Mission Independence Program and how it prepares students to be adults.

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Jun 05, 2019

Hosted by: Elena Russo

Produced by: Beltway Newsmakers Team

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