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Oakland Student Rising Above Poverty, Gets College Scholarship Thanks To 'Better Chance'

When Alejandro Arechiga earned a scholarship to the prestigious College Prep High School in Oakland, it was like winning the lottery. He shares a two-bedroom apartment with five people and his single mom works very long hours as a house cleaner, often unable to afford food, tutoring, and school supplies, but now he is rising above. "She comes home tired and it's like, it's been so many years of the same thing going on, just work and work and work," Alejandro recalls. "It just definitely makes me want to strive to be better so I can help her out."

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