Arkansas Child Savings Account Benefits Marshallese Migrants

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published August 10, 2018 at 3:46 PM CDT

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Marshallese resident Fressana Lawin of Springdale says two of her three children are now enrolled in a college savings program.

J. Froelich

Hundreds of Marshallese children in northwest Arkansas now have college savings accounts. That's due to a collaborative program involving the University of Arkansas School of Social Work, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, state agencies and philanthropies. The Arkansas 529 GIFT College Investing Planaccounts are regulated by the Arkansas Treasurer's Office, which also has donated financial support.