Being a minority student who grew up in an immigrant community was the factor that drew me to join the AmeriCorps Fellow Program. I’ve had the opportunity to work with the TRIO Upward Bound programs, where I develop workshops, host info sessions, coordinate college awareness events, tutor and overall create a comfortable environment for students. Given that I have first-hand experience of what many students in these communities go through, I wanted to become someone they could turn to in time of need.
Martha Juarez
Biochemistry and Spanish major, TRIO Upward Bound programs