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Nonprofits helping students – LOB 031



A way for kids from low-income families to get cool back-to-school clothes…for free. 50% of college students have low credit scores due to student loans. Here’s some timely help. College students returning from the service can get free dorm housing at an Ivy. A network that helps families with sick kids make the best of it in the worst of times.

The Language of Business looks at non-profits that help students. Greg Stoller talks with Mickey Cockrell, Executive Director of Catie’s Closet; Paul Combe, CEO of American Student Assistance; Robert Chambers, Co-Founder of Project Vet Care; Blythe Lord, Founder of Courageous Parents Network.