A recent $10,000 gift from the Touhey Family Foundation will benefit students in the Collegiate Academic Support Program (CASP) through the college’s Student Emergency Assistance Fund.
The Touhey Family Foundation expressed its preference to target at-risk students when it approached the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation about a gift, according to Regina LaGatta, interim executive director of the Foundation. CASP, which provides services to promote the academic and personal growth of traditionally underrepresented students, proved to be a good match.
“This generous donation from the Touhey Family Foundation will make a great deal of difference in the lives of students,” said Roy Pompey, coordinator of the Collegiate Academic Support Program (CASP). “Each semester, a number of CASP students face catastrophic emergencies or hardships that could cause them to withdraw from the college. But because CASP is able to ease their burden by providing financial assistance, the students are able to maintain their academics and remain in college,” he said. “We are very pleased to receive this gift.”
Published: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:43:34 +0000 by d.gardner