UAF TRiO program members volunteer at Joel’s Place

February 22, 2012

Marmian Grimes

Students and staff members from the UAF TRiO programs will volunteer at Joel’s Place, a local youth center, from 2 – 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25. Organizers hope their work will promote awareness of TRiO programs and offer participants a chance to connect with young people in the community. The service activity is in recognition of National TRiO Day, which was established by congressional resolution in 1986.

TRiO programs help first-generation, low-income and disabled students complete four-year degrees. TRiO programs at UAF include Upward Bound, which provides an early college experience, and Student Support Services, which offers tutoring, mentoring, social and cultural engagement, and access to educational resources.

Volunteers will cook a meal for the youth and host games and gaming tournaments.

For more information contact Ginny Redmond, Student Support Services director, at 474-6844 or  vcredmond@alaska.edu, or Misti Hopkins, Interior-Aleutians Campus Upward Bound director, at 456-7794 or mlhopkins2@alaska.edu.