WEBINAR: Supporting Immigrant Youth to Thrive
Immigrant youth are leading with resilience as their communities endure relentless attacks on education, economic opportunity, and safety. This Thursday, September 25, we’re co-hosting an action-focused discussion with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth to hear directly from immigrant youth leaders about how they’re responding and what philanthropic partners, policymakers, and the rest of us can do to better support them. Special shout out to one of the speakers, Andrea Anaya, a Changemaker with ND4Y!
The Trump administration is following through on its threat to unravel decades of progress in making higher education a pathway to equality and opportunity. By capping federal loans, restricting financial aid, and forcing families into unmanageable private debt, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act all but guarantees that access to advanced education is based on privilege, not merit. The consequences will be felt across communities for generations.
Demetrick Stringer Jr., an intern at the TYP Collaborative, offers two important perspectives that detail what’s at risk:
- Graduate education under siege: The bill eliminates Graduate PLUS loans, creates massive funding gaps for law and medical students, and worsens the exclusion of Black and rural students from professional fields.
- The fall of financial aid: New restrictions of Pell and Parent PLUS loans, along with harsher repayment rules, dismantle opportunity for working- and middle-class families and trap future generations in debt.
Now and always, we have to stand with young people whose health, happiness, and safety are on the line. It’s our shared responsibility to push back on these attacks and fight for a future that expands abundance, community, and joy.
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