1. CUNY IVE Leadership Program
A Piece of a Dream
CUNY IVE Leadership Program
May 27, 2009
Jenny Alcaide
Kerri-Ann Mchayle

2. The Problem
Every year more than 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high schools across this nation, and they cannot continue to higher education because of their status and financial barriers.
These students were brought into the country by their parents and call the U.S. their home, but their immigration status puts higher education out of reach.
Preventing these students from receiving an education promotes a cycle of poverty and robs us of the talent of these future leaders.

3. “Education for a better nation”
An educated youth creates an educated workforce that leads to a sustainable and prosperous economy and nation.
This country has been investing in the education of these students since elementary and secondary school, thus it makes sense that these students are given the opportunity to continue onto a higher education and have them become professionals, and in return become members of the U.S. educated workforce.
Undocumented students are graduating with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree and are being denied the opportunity to join or contribute to the U.S. workforce.

4. A Solution: The Dream Act
The purpose of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act is to make college accessible and affordable to undocumented students who have been raised in the U.S. and who graduate from American High Schools.
The DREAM Act is a bipartisan legislation that would grant qualified undocumented student access to federal loan and work study programs and serve as a pathway to citizenship for thousands of qualified students.

5. Has been proposed in Congress numerous times and has NOT been passed.

6. In the mean time..
Undocumented students who wish to go to college have to struggle with:
Paying Tuition
Finding a job
Not receiving financial aid

7. Our Solution:
Information: Our solution is providing information to students wanting to go to college.
It is not going to solve the overall problem but it goes a long way towards hope and enabling undocumented students for a better future!

8. “A Piece of a Dream”
The project “A Piece of a Dream” was created to aid undocumented High School students in the U.S. achieve a college education.
It will seek to address all areas of the college experience in which undocumented students may be at a disadvantage.

9. “A Piece of the Dream” website

10. Our Website: The website covers the following areas:
Applying to College
College Tuition
Scholarships
Activist groups
Interning and Volunteering

11. In addition..Pd Show coming soon
Bi-weekly half-hour show (Pd show) to begin this summer. In which we will speak about:
College Application process
How to get a tax ID
Scholarships & internships opportunities for undocumented students.
Answer questions & much more!