Student Support Services (SSS) and the McNair Scholars Program are federally-funded TRIO grant programs that support first-generation; income-qualified; underrepresented students; as well as students with a disability. Through our personalized services, we assist students in successfully navigating college, understanding the culture, discovering their paths in life and preparing them for graduate studies.
The students of SSS and McNair are hard-working, resilient, passionate, and eager to give back to their families and communities. Being first in their family to go to college, means no one in their family has ventured this road before and so they are moving forward in a space without advice from loved ones who have shared in these experiences. For many, they are juggling jobs and home responsibilities with college. These students are navigating these unknown territories because for them, being the first in your family is about dreaming further and imagining the unknown as a possibility.
As federally funded programs, we are bound by strict regulations, which leaves us with limited resources and significant gaps in our ability to meet every need. This is where your support can make a powerful difference. A donation to Student Support Services and the McNair Scholars Program can help cover the cost of a cap and gown for a graduating senior. Right now, students must pay over $96+ tax for this essential item, which, for many, is a significant financial burden.
Your donation would alleviate that stress while also helping to serve other program needs that we cannot support with our restricted funding. Help us make the dream of being the first in their family a reality, by funding the cost of a cap and gown and providing the necessities this story of perseverance deserves.
Thank you for being a part of their journey and for giving these students the recognition they truly deserve.
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA | 42 |
| 2 | CO | 1 |
| 2 | WA | 1 |
