TRIO Program
Following this speech, the U.S. created the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, which included the creation of the TRIO Program. The TRIO Program encompasses three programs, or main strategies, to aid students from disadvantaged populations in their educational pursuits. These strategies include helping first-generation college students adequately prepare for college, supporting FGCSs throughout their collegiate years, and providing monetary aid to those most with the most need and/or talent.
1. Upward Bound
Upward Bound provides fundamental skills and support to high school students from disadvantaged populations, including FGCSs, as they prepare to enter college. Upward Bound projects include "providing academic instruction in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages" as well as "tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, and education or counseling services. By providing these opportunities to students, Upward Bound aims to have its participants succeed at the secondary level in order for them to enroll in and graduate from higher education institutions.
2. Talent Search
The Talent Search program targets individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to obtain a post-secondary degree. It also places as a particular focus on individuals who have not completed education programs at the secondary or post-secondary level, so that they may enter or reenter and complete post-secondary education to improve their lives through increased opportunities. Talent Search projects include "tutorial services, career exploration, aptitude assessments, counseling, mentoring programs, workshops, information on post-secondary institutions, and educational or counseling services" to its participants.
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