{"id":4737,"date":"2020-04-22T06:01:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T06:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/?p=4737"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:07:52","slug":"helping-our-homeland-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/helping-our-homeland-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Our Homeland USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4737\" class=\"elementor elementor-4737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb76bae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb76bae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff499e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff499e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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students<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5d6cd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ee5d6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Middlesex College: Edison, NJ<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d076f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89d076f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiddlesex County is home to New Jersey\u2019s largest concentration of immigrant populations.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba936d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba936d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince 2006, WRG has facilitated and supported higher education for more than 100 young women.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ebd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ebd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScholarships are awarded based on financial need, academic merit, and a proven determination to achieve educational goals.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c0dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c0dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWRG donates $7,500 annually to support five students at Middlesex College, providing a $1,500 grant to each recipient.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf62d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf62d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScholars earn their associate degrees from Middlesex College, with many successfully transferring to Rutgers University or other four-year institutions in New Jersey to pursue their bachelor\u2019s degrees.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe8a4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebe8a4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6eeacb proimage elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073011c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073011c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHudson County Community College: Jersey City, NJ\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2b14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2b14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocated in Jersey City, Hudson County Community College serves a highly diverse immigrant population.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404e64c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"404e64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany of these students come 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A significant number are single parents juggling employment at area hospitals while completing their education.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88294d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88294d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the past 20 years, WRG has consistently awarded scholarships to deserving students at the college.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dbdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61dbdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Scholarship Recipients are awarded $1,500 to pursue their associate degrees in Nursing.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3703c46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3703c46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a90ac proimage elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6a90ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-1299434036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-1299434036.jpg 526w, https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Group-1299434036-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting first-generation college students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aditdemo.com\/wrg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}