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title: "WIS News: Columbia Caregiver Awarded National Scholarship To Pursue Care-Related Career"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a7aaaf47-1bf1-4043-b4eb-f37567b45175
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/griswold/wis-news-columbia-caregiver-awarded-national-scholarship-to-pursue-care-related-career-2719977
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2022-10-12T23:18:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:34:15.445Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/83b75e66a498ca5172061b97bb4e87e86835.jpg
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# WIS News: Columbia Caregiver Awarded National Scholarship To Pursue Care-Related Career

**TL;DR:** LaKecia Robinson, a Columbia caregiver, has been awarded a national scholarship by Griswold Home Care and the Jean Griswold Foundation to pursue RN credentials. The scholarship will support Robinson as she continues her education and career in caregiving.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-10-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/griswold/wis-news-columbia-caregiver-awarded-national-scholarship-to-pursue-care-related-career-2719977).*

## Story

LaKecia Robinson has cared for both of her parents for multiple years and has completed a CNA program. After receiving a national caregiver scholarship from Griswold Home Care and the Jean Griswold Foundation , Robinson will now pursue RN credentials.

“Your heart has to be in it; you have to have a passion for it. If not, it’s not going to work,” Robinson said.

As the scholarship supports Robinson through school, she says she looks forward to becoming an RN and continuing to work in the field she cares so deeply about.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- Griswold Home Care (company)
- Jean Griswold (person)
- caregiving career (topic)
- caregiver scholarship (topic)
- rn credentials (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/griswold/wis-news-columbia-caregiver-awarded-national-scholarship-to-pursue-care-related-career-2719977). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a7aaaf47-1bf1-4043-b4eb-f37567b45175).