At the start of the 2023 academic year, we welcomed Shamecca Perkins (Mecca) to the Foundation as our new Graduate Fellow. A former student advisor pursuing her doctoral degree in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, Mecca brought extensive experience and a strong dedication to education accessibility and equity. As her [...]
I am thrilled to be joining the Trellis Foundation team as a Graduate Fellow! As a first-generation college student, post-secondary education access, opportunity, and success are subjects that hit close to home. Navigating higher education without a clear guide required me to rely heavily on support resources throughout my university tenure. That experience instilled [...]
Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay communicates something beyond impermanence; it speaks to the importance of preservation. Furthermore, in my interpretation, it speaks to the endurance of marginalized communities, those vulnerable to systemic neglect. I am honored to join the Trellis Foundation—an organization committed to building a higher education system that serves everyone—as [...]
Today at the final day of the Business-Higher Education Forum’s (BHEF) Spring 2025 Convening, BHEF and Trellis Foundation announced a $500,000 investment to BHEF to expand the Workforce Partnership Initiative: Texas (WPI Texas) to new communities across the state of Texas. Hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President and BHEF Vice Chair Jeff [...]
CHILDREN AT RISK (C@R) is excited to announce we have received a $200,000 grant from the Trellis Foundation to strengthen our advocacy initiatives supporting Opportunity Youth and Young Adults (OYYA) across Texas. This critical funding will power our efforts to improve outcomes for young Texans aged 16-24 who are disconnected from both education and [...]
In December 2024, the Trellis Foundation made an investment of $450,000 to UP Partnership to enhance college and career advising, support students’ postsecondary success, and advance data-driven decision-making. This investment will help to maximize the impact of the Future Ready Bexar County Plan. Launched in April 2022, the Future Ready Bexar County Plan brings [...]
Region One Education Service Center (Region One) was awarded $450,000 for a span of three years to re-engage students ages 18-26 and assist them with earning a high school diploma and post-secondary credential, paving the way to successful careers. The award was provided by the Trellis Foundation, an organization that focuses on improving post-secondary [...]
At their September 2024 meeting, the Trellis Foundation Board of Directors approved over $2 million in grants, bringing the total giving for the Foundation’s fiscal year to $10.6 million. Approved grants include awards to: Region One Education Service Center: $450,000 to re-engage students ages 18-26 and assist them with earning a high school diploma [...]
In my previous blog, I shared my experiences as a nontraditional student trying to complete the hidden graduate school curriculum - those unspoken expectations and necessities for successful degree completion - while finding employment that aligns with my education and skills. This challenge is not unique to graduate students. In 2020, 19% of full-time [...]
This fall, as nearly 650,000 Texas students step onto local community college campuses, they will be filled with excitement and hope at taking the next big step in their lives to achieve their academic and professional goals. Of course, those feelings will often be mixed. The pressures of being a college student—with tuition payments, homework and [...]
