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December 1, 2016Mission Accomplished C.A.R.E.s About Students Going to School
Going away to college can be difficult, from financing school to adjusting in a new environment. Mission Accomplished Transition Services (Mission Accomplished), a local non-profit organization with a focus on coaching, training and mentoring millennial young professionals into careers, has set out to help ease the financial burden placed on students going away to school. Mission Accomplished has created the College and Room Essentials (C.A.R.E) Initiative. Students can apply to receive a bin filled with various college necessities to help them get started on campus.
The C.A.R.E. package is filled with classroom essentials such as notebooks, pens, binders and pencils, and also room essentials such as bedding, pillows, shower caddies, laundry bags, detergent and basic toiletries such as toothpaste, shampoo, and body wash.
Eligible students can apply late January – May 13, 2017 and will receive the bin before they go to school in August. In order to be eligible a student must be accepted to a college, university, or vocational program for the 2017 fall semester, and have an economic need for the package. Students will be selected based on the essays they write as part of the application process. Upon acceptance, the student must participate in a two day, six-hour higher education preparation course. The course is focused on building time and financial management skills, as well as stressing the importance of networking and building connections.
“It was greatly appreciated and will definitely help defray the cost of living on campus” said Brandon Fortuin, a recipient of a 2016 C.A.R.E. package. He goes on to thank Mission Accomplished for “the valuable information that [he] received through the Higher Education Prep Series.”
Since the C.A.R.E. initiative began in 2015, 44 students have benefitted from the C.A.R.E. Initiative and 60 students have applied. 72.9 percent of recipients have an average household income of less than $45,000 per year. The Selection and Review Committee, who decides which students receive the packages, is comprised of one member from Mission Accomplished and one representative from Cap Com Federal Credit Union. Cap Com, NYSUT and Dormco are some of the sponsors for the program.
Mission Accomplished was incorporated in 2012 by Carmen Duncan, a millennial social entrepreneur. The organization strives to prepare aspiring young professionals for the global economy by providing access to coaching, job training and professional development. Mission Accomplished offers individual coaching, group coaching and other initiatives. For more information, go to www.matransitionservices.org
For sponsorship and volunteer opportunities contact Carmen Duncan at 518-207-0209 or cduncan@matransitionservices.org.
