From new partnerships that will help people get good jobs – to summer camps that will inspire young students, new grant funding will allow Triton College to serve our communities in new and exciting ways. Triton recently received four grants totaling more than a quarter million dollars, which will create exciting and impactful opportunities for students and community members. Highlights of the awards:

AmeriCorps State Grant ($179,131)

This grant will allow more than 70 volunteers to provide mentoring, coaching and tutoring to low-income students. The program is designed to increase retention rates for these students. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Illinois Department of Public Health. For more information on AmeriCorps programs at Triton College, call (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3598, or email rachelgiovenco@triton.edu.

CareeReady Program Enhancement Grant ($75,000)

English language learners will receive additional instruction to prepare for the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), one of the most commonly used tests to assess English language proficiency among non-native speakers. For more information on the Innovative Bridge and Transitions Program, and services available through Triton’s School of Adult Education, call (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3259, email adulteducation@triton.edu or visit Room A-205located in the Learning Resource Center (A Building).  

GADgET and GLOW Summer Camp Programs ($5,000)

A pair of summer camps will provide female students of middle and high school age with an up close feel for many of the opportunities available to them in the typically male dominated STEM fields. For more information on GADgET, GLOW and other youth camps and programs available at Triton College, call the School of Continuing Education at (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3500, email askce@triton.edu or visit Room A-201 located in the Learning Resource Center (A Building).