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"AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is meeting students where they are and filling a backpack for them of opportunities they may not have: college skills, career skills, relationship capacity, how to interact and build teams and collaborate, a lot of organization. At the heart is how we interact with kids and how they interact with each other, and building a support network for them."
— Kimberly Collins, interview with the Milken Family Foundation
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Kimberly Collins (VA '21) Coach
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