VOCES

Voices, Opportunities, Community, Empowerment, Solidarity

Resources

Educational Tools

First-Generation Student Success

A national hub of research, guides, and programs designed to support first-gen students through college and beyond.

A First-Gen’s Guide to Grad School

A personal blog offering firsthand insights, resources, and reflections from a first-generation PhD student aimed at helping others navigate the application journey and graduate school experienced connections to mentors.

Career Development & Networking

An online community for first-gen students with personal stories, advice on choosing colleges, and connections to mentors.

Mental Health and Wellness

La Clinica Latina

La clínica está dedicada a proveer servicios de salud mental para la comunidad latina.

Family Connections

Free high-quality, whole-family education, paired with in-depth whole family support. Mental health services offer individual therapy for children and adults, couples therapy, family therapy, and support groups.

La Selva Group

La Selva Group Behavioral Services provides individualized mental health programs that support, empower, and include people while breaking down stigma in the community. Offers free short-term outpatient therapy.

Advocacy & Human Rights

Know Your Rights

ICE and CBP might not respect our rights, but they cannot take away our POWER. Use these resources to learn about your rights and express them in case you have an encounter with an immigration official.

Language Rights in Healthcare

There are two federal laws that require these programs to provide language access services (LAS) free of charge

Mentorship & Career

Scholarships

Scholarships and Financial Aid for Minority Students

APA’s Minority Fellowship Programs

NBCF Scholarships and Minority Fellowship Program

The Melanie Foundation Scholarship

Grant Opportunities

SAMHSA Grants for Mental Health and Substance Abuse

The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program (APA)

Minority Research Grant Program

VOCES Palo Alto University Latinx Task Force LTF