Support Mike Garcia Scholarship! Make College Real

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Support Mike Garcia Scholarship! Make College a Reality, is a year-end fundraiser to provide vital educational opportunities to our most vulnerable communities -- the low-income families that Building Skills Partnership (BSP) is proud to serve!

BSP’s parent education and engagement program focuses on giving BSP workers and their children educational opportunities to support academic success. In 2008, BSP established the Mike Garcia Scholarship to provide the financial support for the children of janitors to obtain a higher education. Mike Garcia served as the President of SEIU-USWW between 1988 and 2014, where he led a movement that helped workers in low-wage industries to achieve a more just way of living and working. This scholarship honors his legacy. 

Join BSP as we work to provide scholarships to increase educational equity by providing 50 children from low-income families scholarships to help make college a reality!

The COVID crisis has disproportionately impacted workers in low-wage industries. Time away from the classroom during the pandemic exacerbated learning loss. Losses are up to 60% larger among students from low-income homes, confirming worries about the uneven toll of the pandemic on children and families, further widening the achievement gap.

The combination of property service workers’ low-wage industries and the increasing cost of tuition prevents many from providing the financial support needed for their children to attend college. Now more than ever, the need for college scholarships has become even more critical to overcome barriers to succeed. 

BSP's IMPACT IN EDUCATION 

Since 2008, with the donations from individuals, employers, labor and SEIU-USWW, BSP has provided over $300,000 in scholarships to students, helping to offset the financial costs of tuition.