Name: Video: ‘One has to dream big': Mentors, family, grit help light a teen’s future
Description: Edgar Omar Dominguez Casalez is on the cusp of becoming the first in his family to go to college. His story, which includes a mentor, a horse and the pandemic, says a lot about the good things that can happen when determined kids in difficult circumstances connect with adults who can help guide their dreams.

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Edgar Omar Dominguez Casalez is on the cusp of becoming the first in his family to go to college. His story, which includes a mentor, a horse and the pandemic, says a lot about the good things that can happen when determined kids in difficult circumstances connect with adults who can help guide their dreams. 

‘One has to dream big': Mentors, family, grit help light a teen’s future

a person stands and looks out to the right

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two people stand next to a horse eating hay

a person crouches in a rodeo chute surrounded by people

a horse jumps away as a person covers their head

a bull looks between bars in a rodeo chute

a man wearing a sombrero looks out through bars

a young person being cared for his parent

‘One has to dream big': Mentors, family, grit help light a teen’s future

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