Recent UAB grad Angel Pine recalls a day back at Ramsay High when the path opened up to the career she has today as a communications coordinator for the UAB Department of Pediatrics. That is when she learned about a then-new Birmingham scholarship program, the Birmingham Promise. The same initiative is helping another young resident, Torey Kelly, return to his educational path toward working in cybersecurity one day. Read on to learn more about how the Birmingham Promise has opened doors for these young people and many more like them.

Angel Pine: Scholarship, internships + career

While in high school, Angel Pine knew she wanted a career in communications and yet worried she couldn’t afford college. During her sophomore year, she learned about the Birmingham Promise.

“When I learned that

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