“My TRiO advisor taught me advocate for myself and to take initiative without being afraid, simply because I am First-Gen. This community empowered me to schedule office hours with my professors and have conversations with my internship managers with ease. Now, I try to provide the same uplifting community for other First-Generation students that TRiO first provided for me. One thing I help to advocate for are the resources for food insecurity on campus. In the future, I hope to work in environmental policy on Capitol Hill, where I plan to advocate for nature’s resources during a time when urbanization is so common.”