This is GREAT NEWS! Discover Card is boosting the financial assistance it offers to call-center workers who want a college degree. Discover is becoming the latest company to enhance education benefits for employees who desire a bachelor degree. It appears seventy percent of 7,000+ call-center employees lack a four-year degree. Walmart will heavily subsidize college degrees and Lowe’s will contribute up to $2,500 to get an education in the skilled trades. Also, Lyft started offering education discounts to its drivers. This is especially significant in the midst of the student debt crisis, where the average college graduate will approximately owe just under $29,000. In addition, most corporations will assist the upper echelon in achieving an MBA and overlook the educational needs of lower-level employees.
Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is the Pastor of Andrew Chapel, United Methodist Church on the Northern Neck in Montross, VA. Rev. Dr. Taylor promotes best practices for financial literacy and financial empowerment in the church and leads workshops throughout Northern Virginia. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the District Finance Committee. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, VA. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to Dr. David Taylor, who is also the Director of our church-based free clinic. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. In her leisure time, Rev. Dr. Taylor enjoys traveling, jogging, weightlifting, swimming, yoga, and interior decorating. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Dr. Taylor was born and raised in New York City and recently discovered her ancestral roots in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to David Taylor and they have a son and a daughter. Their daughter is a educator and son is an Active-Duty Senior Seaman in the Navy married with three children. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling, reading, swimming, writing poetry, crocheting and spending time with her family.