Margaret and Thomas Burley Scholarship.




 The Margaret and Thomas Burley Scholarship has been established to support aspiring college students who wish to pursue careers in teaching or engineering. This scholarship honors the legacy of Margaret and Thomas Burley by providing financial assistance and encouragement to future educators and engineers, helping them achieve their academic and professional goals.



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 NEED 
Who We Are

NEED is a nonprofit college access program which is a lifeline to many young people who otherwise would not have had the guidance and resources to gain invaluable life skills, pursue higher education, and embark on a brighter future by obtaining financially successful careers. Many of our recipients are the first in their families to attend and be graduated from college which is a key component to ending the cycle of poverty and becoming powerful contributors to their families and communities.

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We NEED You! Your Support Makes a Difference.

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Helping our underserved youth become successful college graduates and financially established civic leaders.

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Our Focus

We help underserved high school students and their families successfully prepare for college and shape them into leaders to obtain well-established careers.  

College Preparation and Scholastic Achievement

Through mentoring, college preparation programs and celebratory events we are providing our college bound leaders every tool to succeed.
Our annual NEED dinner is one of the many ways we use to award scholastic achievement and raise support.

Scholarship, Financial Resources and Philanthropy

We are grateful for the ongoing support of our alumni, donors, sponsors, and the financial aid resources which allows us to fill in the gap to ensure that our underserved youth are able to attend college and obtain successful careers.  
Your donations to our programs and scholarships enable NEED to make this possible. 

Family and Community Engagement

It takes a village to raise a child. We simplify the daunting task for families navigating through the college and financial aid application process via workshops and career counseling. Our church and corporate partners are also instrumental in raising scholarship support and in creating workforce diversity opportunities.

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Programs

NEED is a full-service college-access program. We provide college prepatory enrichment services including scholarship support, annual Historical Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Tours, Access to College & Career Education training programs, the AAMMI mentoring program, to name a few.

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Volunteer your energy, talents and resources to bring inspiration and hope to those who need it. 

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