Lumbee Tribe Housing Voucher Recipients Receive More Than Just Housing Assistance

This semester, Dewhitt Locklear is one of 79 Lumbee college students to receive Lumbee Tribe of N.C. housing vouchers for colleges throughout North Carolina. This year, the Lumbee Tribe has utilized funding through the American Rescue Plan to extend the program to more students. Each Lumbee student receives $1500 a semester. They are eligible for upto 8 semesters. Graduate students are eligible for the funding as well. The students must be enrolled as a full-time student.