b'EBONYUNCORNEREDALUMNITODAY EBONY IS A COLLEGE GRADUATEEbony Dorsey of Dorchester grew up in a neighborhood she describes as tough. The stipend took all my You always had to be on the lookout, she remembers. You never could rest.Her older brother survived being shot while on his bike. Her high school guidancestress away, she says. counselor told her she should drop out, which she did at 16. But thanks to the BostonIt allowed me to focus Uncornered solution, today Ebony is a college graduate. She spends much of her dayson school, which is why under the hood of a car as part of her internship at a local Mercedes Benz dealership.I did so well.Ebony earned an associate degree in Automotive Technology from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. She says none of this would have been possible without the support she received from Boston Uncornered. The stipend took all my stress away, she says. It allowed me to focus on school, which is why I did so well. She also values the support she has gotten from her College Readiness Advisor. He held me to a certain standard. Its an extra person to keep me on the right track and I appreciatethat so much. Most importantly Boston Uncornered has shown they believe in her.I didnt think there were people out there like that, she says.'