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Mentoring FGLI Students with Empathy

Close the Gap Foundation

Becoming a mentor has always appealed to me. To me, being a mentor meant I had my life together. Growing up in a low-income household the thought of an office job was the pinnacle of success. When browsing online, I saw an opportunity with Close the Gap to be a mentor, and it seemed to be a great way to give back!

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita. There is also a family resource center that supports undocumented students. matching that of the overall student body.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

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A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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Young Doctors Project Hosts 11th Annual White Coat Ceremony: “I kept him alive long enough for him to have a chance to live.”

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“My son [is] able to be in his program and not only see people that look like him but work with people that look like him and receive mentoring from people who look like him.” Vil , a parent of a Young Doctor. ” For St. Vil, representation is more than face value; it helps save lives. and New York City for the first time.

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

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For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students.

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Partnering with Forbes to launch national mentorship program

Close the Gap Foundation

SUNNYVALE , August 30, 2021 – Today, Close the Gap Foundation announced its partnership with Forbes 30 Under 30 to launch a national mentorship program. Resources from Close the Gap Foundation’s flagship Social Impact Fellowship were made available to mentors to help ground their meetings.

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Closing the network gap takes a community of partners

Close the Gap Foundation

Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA — Last month, Close the Gap Foundation deepened its partnership with Forbes to address the network gap by co-producing the 2021 Forbes Under 30 Summit Service Day. “As a first-generation, low-income student, I could never have imagined being recognized as a Forbes Under 30 lister.