Latest News
Trellis Foundation and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute will host the 2024 Higher Education Policy Summit
Trellis Foundation and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute are hosting the 2024 Higher Education Policy Summit in Austin on April 19. The summit connects national and state thought leaders, policymakers, elected officials, and [...]
Trellis Foundation Announces Dora Ann Verde as New Board Chair
Trellis Foundation, a public charitable organization focused on improving college attainment for low-income students and students of color in Texas, has announced the appointments of Ms. Dora Ann Verde as chair and Ms. Alma [...]
School Comes First? Non-Traditional Students and “Hidden Curriculum”
School comes first. It is a phrase we often hear from our parents and teachers from a young age, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing your focus on schoolwork. Even in graduate school, while pursuing [...]
Get to Know Jesus Perales
It is a pleasure to join the Trellis Foundation as Program Officer. As an immigrant and first-generation college graduate, increasing higher education attainment for under-resourced communities is a deeply personal mission. My parents, who [...]
Fall 2023 Grant Awards
In the fall of 2023, the Trellis Foundation board of directors approved over $2 million in new grant awards, including: A total of $1 million to four advocacy nonprofits to support the participation of [...]
Kids on Campus: Supporting Childcare for Student Parents in Texas
Today, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), in partnership with the National Head Start Association (NHSA), launched “Kids on Campus.” Trellis Foundation is proud to support this five-year initiative to bring more Head [...]