Izzy

Izzy is currently a senior in High School and planning to major in biology in college with the hope of becoming a physician assistant (PA). “I’m pursing PA because I love biology, people and more importantly helping people live better lives. A lot of the people I grew up with don’t even consider college as […]

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Shania

Shania graduated High School in 2022 but was unable to pay the fees to apply to college. “Going to school is important to me, but unfortunately to date I have not been able to apply. My goal is to get my Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Social work. I am choosing this field of study […]

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Johanna

Johanna is a recent HS graduate who is attending Baruch College in the fall. Johanna plans on studying accounting as she would like to help those where english is not their first language navigate the tax system to avoid penalties and truly understand their obligation and contribution. As a first generation student Johanna struggled learning […]

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Thiara

Thiara is a recent NY HS graduate and will be attending Binghamton University in the fall. Her goal is to get a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering a passion she picked up from her dad. “My father was a mechanic when he was younger. I used to follow him around to talk about cars, car parts, […]

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Anas

Anas is currently a HS Senior with a passion for engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence. Anas is looking to obtain a computer science degree with the hopes of…“employing artificial intelligence in the medical field to improve human health.” Anas was very worried as to how he was going to pay for books and food on […]

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Ayan

Ayan is currently a HS senior and was very anxious as to how he was going to pay for college applications. Ayan was starting to think that he might need to wait to apply to schools to take the pressure off his mom…a single mom, with two kids, working two jobs to make ends meet […]

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Rita

Rita is currently a senior in HS. Rita told us that she feels a huge burden lifted off her chest and is planning on using her $1000 grant next year to “help pay for tuition to become a pharmacist.” Rita told us the impact she wants to have is to “help children both in the […]

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Paris

We are so pleased to announce our first ever Trace of Hope Inc. grant recipient Paris who is currently a senior in HS. Paris impressed us with her desire to earn a degree in BioMedical Engineering. With this degree the impact she hopes to have is to “help others stay healthy and strong through understanding […]

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