RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Kelvin and Ammita Williams spent the early part of August moving their daughter Amiliya into North Carolina Central University. Amilya is the first person in their immediate family to go to college.

"We didn't really know what we were doing. We were just trying to get help from anybody who could help us," explained Amilya's father, Kelvin.

The application process was one journey, but the Williams Family said paying for school brought on new challenges.

"I had a whole meltdown," recalled Ammita Williams. "Getting a bill, some of the emails that came from the school prior to her moving in and we just, we weren't ready. We just wish we had known about some scholarships that the school had ahead of time and the different networks," she said

Kelvin even started his

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