Observer-Dispatch

"Giovanni Harvey grew up with a single mother but never worried about affording college. 

"He got expert help at a young age from programs like nonprofit OnPoint for College in Utica, the federal GEAR UP program and the state’s Educational Opportunity Program.   

"They provided Harvey, a 22-year-old senior majoring in communications at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy, with the knowledge and help he needed to put together a plan that made college doable."

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