
Jay Williams
President and CEO of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation; former Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
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Jun 22, 2026
Investing in the Next Generation: Why the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Is All In
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8:49Rob HarterHOST
Tell me why that's been a focus area, and tell me some of the things you've done, because I think I've just understood you've gotten some awards recently for that and your work there, so tell us about that.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
Rob, you are spot on with respect to how detrimental the student loan debt crisis has become over the past decade or plus.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
Over the past 20 to 25 years, college tuition has tripled, student loan has doubled, and it is crushing, uh, the futures of not only our students but our communities.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
So the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, we've had a scholarship program for 60 years.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
Uh, that scholarship program, uh, was, uh, effective, and we were proud of it, but it was modest.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
It provided $3,000 a year, and with the cost of college, right, that barely covers books.

Jay WilliamsGUEST
So as we were contemplating our centennial anniversary probably three, four years ago, we started thinking, and the board had charged us with really taking a look at the scholarship program and be- making sure it was relevant, making sure it was impactful.
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