{"id":1981607,"date":"2023-07-24T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:06:37","slug":"eli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Lilly donates $500K for scholarships aiding undocumented students in Indiana."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1981607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Eli Lilly Supports College Scholarships for Indiana&#8217;s Immigrant Population<\/h2>\n<p>Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently made a generous contribution of $500,000 to four organizations that provide college scholarships to undocumented immigrants in the state. The recipients of these scholarships are individuals\u2063 covered by the Deferred \u200cAction for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 motive behind this donation, as \u2062stated by Eli Lilly, is to eliminate barriers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-awards-30k-grant-to-kyrgyzstan-for-pro-trans-group\/\" title=\"State Department Awards K Grant to Kyrgyzstan for Pro-Trans Group\">promote equal access<\/a> to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eli-lilly-gives-500k-for-scholarships-for-illegal-immigrants-in-indiana\/\" title=\"Eli Lilly donates 0K for scholarships aiding undocumented students in Indiana.\">affordable post-high school education<\/a> for Indiana&#8217;s growing immigrant population. The company\u2062 firmly supports the rights of immigrants and advocates for sensible immigration reforms that foster a diverse and skilled workforce.<\/p>\n<h3>Empowering Immigrant\u2064 Youth and Advocating for Change<\/h3>\n<p>One of the organizations benefiting from Eli Lilly&#8217;s funding\u200d is the Indiana Undocumented Youth\u2062 Alliance. Their mission is to \u2062empower young immigrants, enabling them to pursue\u2064 higher education and actively engage in\u2062 the community to advocate for fair and compassionate \u200bpolicies that\u200b impact undocumented families.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Undocumented\u2064 Youth Alliance offers scholarships exclusively to undocumented students, regardless of their DACA or Temporary Protected Status.\u200b Undocumented status is a prerequisite for \u2062receiving\u2063 these scholarships, as stated on their website.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the organization strives \u2062to influence public\u2064 policy \u2063at the local, state, and federal levels, aiming to bring\u2062 about significant improvements in the \u200bstatus of undocumented individuals.<\/p>\n<h3>Advancing Latino Education and Workforce Preparedness<\/h3>\n<p>Eli Lilly also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-june-new-home-prices-flat-in-weakest-showing-this-year\/\" title=\"China's new home prices in June remained unchanged, marking the weakest performance of the year.\">extended financial support<\/a> \u200dto the Indiana Latino Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to\u2063 advancing Latino educational attainment and workforce preparedness throughout the state. Through \u2063advocacy, leadership development, and culturally responsive \u2063programming, the institute serves as a catalyst for positive change.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Latino Institute acts as\u200b a convener of Latino networks and organizations statewide, positioning itself as a leader in policy discussions \u2063that\u2064 impact \u2064Latino communities in Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2064the institute offers a \u200dscholarship program that prioritizes Latino students \u2064residing in Indiana, particularly those who are first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princeton-boasts-new-class-is-68-of-color-after-waiving-sat-score-requirement\/\" title=\"Princeton Boasts New Class Is 68% \u201cOf Color\u201d After Waiving SAT Score Requirement\">-generation college students<\/a>. However, legal status is not a requirement for receiving these scholarships.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting Latino Education and Cultural Values<\/h3>\n<p>The Society and Friends of\u2062 Colombia, an organization focused on Latino\u2063 education advancement, youth enrichment, health resource partnerships, and the promotion of Latino cultural values in Indiana, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-may-soften-gun-crime-laws-citing-impact-on-people-of-color\/\" title=\"California May Soften Gun Crime Laws, Citing Impact On People Of Color\">received financial support<\/a> from Eli\u2064 Lilly.<\/p>\n<p>Another grant recipient listed by Eli Lilly is La Plaza, a nonprofit organization that contributes to the well-being of the\u2062 Latino community.<\/p>\n<p>Despite multiple attempts to reach out to Eli Lilly for comment, \u2063the \u2063company did not respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eli Lilly donated $500,000 to four Indiana organizations offering college scholarships to DACA-covered undocumented students. The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company aims to enhance access to affordable post-high school education, eliminating obstacles and promoting equity for these individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":1981608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1981608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1981607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1981607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}