The Themtorship Program was created by and for first-generation, undocumented, and Black students in the San Joaquin Valley to be supported and celebrated during their undergraduate application process. The program was founded with the understanding that students in the Central Valley, especially those with oppressed identities, have little to no resources when applying to college and often encounter racist, misogynistic, and homo/transphobic administrators and spaces in which they cannot be their authentic selves. 

 

Addressing this, the Themtorship Program not only provides the tools, information, and support students need to submit successful applications to undergraduate universities, but also the space for them to dream of the university they deserve. Through the use of virtual trainings, in-person community gatherings, identity-alike leadership, continuous check-ins, and constant resource sharing, the program actively works to dismantle issues of poverty, racism, xenophobia, homo/transphobia, and other oppressions that block Central Valley students from higher education opportunities. For the 2023-2024 Themtorship cohort, we hope to build a community of diverse Central Valley students who are loved, encouraged, and believed in throughout their entire college application process.

 

This program follows a hybrid model of mostly virtual and some in-person gatherings between August 2023 and May 2024.

​

Meet Our Past Cohort >>