Steve - we can't predict the future. But if my grand kids someday ask, What did grampa do back then, I'd rather they hear "he never stopped trying" than "he just gave up".
TM
PS - I started a community college scholarship myself, and it's really helping the kids who have a positive goal. One is now headed to Oxford to study international social programs which help people - not "institutions". I will never just shake my head and say "Thoughts and Prayers". I do something.