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July 26, 2024

66. Naphtali Bryant + Raylynn Hampton: United Way's Childcare Scholarship

66. Naphtali Bryant + Raylynn Hampton: United Way's Childcare Scholarship

This week’s guests are Naphtali Bryant, the Childcare Scholarship Coordinator at United Way of San Antonio, and Raylynn Hampton, a United Way Scholarship recipient. Raylynn is a 27-year-old student pursuing an online undergraduate degree in...

This week’s guests are Naphtali Bryant, the Childcare Scholarship Coordinator at United Way of San Antonio, and Raylynn Hampton, a United Way Scholarship recipient. Raylynn is a 27-year-old student pursuing an online undergraduate degree in education at Southern New Hampshire University with the goal of becoming a teacher and starting her own nonprofit. While she pursues that degree, she is working fulltime as an administrative assistant to the principal at Oak Meadow Elementary School in the Northeast ISD. She also is the single mother of Amira, a three-year-old girl who happens to be in the studio with us today.

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