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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]At Life Happens, our nonprofit mission is always at the center of what we do: to give you unbiased information to help you make smart insurance choices to protect your loved ones. This #GivingTuesday<\/a>, we\u2019re shining a light on this mission by sharing a story that highlights just how important life insurance can be for a family.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf she had life insurance, I could\u2019ve just been a child.\u201d<\/strong><\/h6>\n

College student Brentney Reynolds knows firsthand how difficult it can be to continue on financially without life insurance. She experienced the loss of both parents by the age of 17 \u2013 neither of whom had life insurance coverage. \u201cMy whole life has kind of been really financially unstable. It\u2019s held me back from a lot of things,\u201d says Brentney.<\/p>\n

Her mother passed away from a brain aneurysm when Brentney was four, and her father died of a heart attack on February 23, 2020. She\u2019s had no time to grieve properly and has had to manage family decisions that no teenager should. Brentney now works two part-time jobs alongside her studies to afford college since any money that would have gone to a college fund went instead toward necessities like groceries and bills.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, her dreams of obtaining a degree in Clinical Psychology won\u2019t be put on hold, thanks in part to a Life Lessons Scholarship<\/a>. This program was established in 2005 by Life Happens to help students facing financial hardship due to the death of a parent with little or no life insurance. Since its inception, more than 750 scholarships totaling $2.8+ million have been awarded to students at more than 375 schools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Watch Brentney find out she is this year\u2019s Life Lessons Grand Prize Recipient:<\/p>\n