Helps pay for notebooks, pens, books, etc

Groceries are expensive, especially for college students living on their own for the first time.

Cover transportation costs to campus or an internship and greatly reduce a student's financial stress.

Many students are paying their own way through college and even those who are helped by the Maryland Dream Act, receiving in-state tuition, struggle to cover all of the costs as they are not eligible for federal financial aid.

Covers processing fees for legal documentation to renew immigration status thus alleviating financial and emotional stress.

Many of our students hold different responsibilities within the community and their families. Sometimes financial burdens are placed on them forcing them to make tough decisions such as paying for rent or paying for their tuition.