Beneficiaries of two Upward Bound programs that support higher education learned this week that their funding would be terminated at the end of the month.

The funding, more than $600,000, goes to programs at the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine at Farmington that support low-income high school students and veterans in their pursuit of higher education. They were canceled on September 12.

Levi Cavener, Upward Bound advisor at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, said the kids in this program are often those that otherwise wouldn't consider going to college.

"I really worry that if this program isn't there anymore, these kids will be less likely to even consider post secondary education, let alone be successful in post secondary education," Cavener said.

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