📢 Civic Engagement Starts with Us!
TRIO and GEAR UP programs are more than educational support—they are lifelines for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students striving to achieve their college dreams. Every success story begins with access, opportunity, and advocacy.
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🎓 Why It Matters:
TRIO works—from Upward Bound to McNair—and the data proves it. Students in these programs are significantly more likely to graduate, earn more, and contribute meaningfully to their communities. But to keep these programs strong, we must raise our voices.
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✅ Here’s How You Can Get Involved:
🔹 Educators & Staff: Share how TRIO changes lives.
🔹 Students: Tell your story—your voice is powerful.
🔹 Parents & Partners: Advocate for continued funding and support.
🔹 Legislators: Visit your local TRIO programs. Meet the students. See the impact.
🔹 Everyone: Use your platform. Post, tag your reps, and spread the word.
💡 Civic engagement isn’t just a right—it’s a responsibility.
📢 Let's show Congress that #TRIOWORKS and why we need to protect and expand these vital programs.
#GEARUPworks #TRIOWorks #CivicEngagement #AdvocateForAccess #EducationalEquity #FirstGenSuccess #SupportTRIO #HigherEdForAll
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MO-KAN-NE (MKN) is the 3-state chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association (EOA), one of the 10 regional associations in the U.S. that form the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). The Council represents TRIO programs nationwide.
There are 137 TRIO programs in the MKN service region with approximately 39 million dollars going to programs that help serve over 43,000 participants.
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What We Do
The Mission of the Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association is to:
Provide professional development and resources to its members
Provide assistance to income-eligible, first-generation, or underrepresented students, students with disabilities, and veterans in their effort to gain access to and succeed in post-secondary and graduate education;
Provide information regarding issues of equal access to higher education
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The Federal TRIO Programs are educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs.