U-Lead Athens is a proud member of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), Georgia Immigrant Rights Alliance (GIRA), and a partner organization of the Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia).
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Our Purpose
U-Lead Athens is raising awareness and facilitating opportunities for immigrant students and students from immigrant families to access higher education.
If you are interested in going to college and are an immigrant or from an immigrant family, come to U-Lead Athens on Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. We provide one-on-one and small group homework tutoring, mentoring to explore and apply to colleges, mentoring to identify and apply for scholarships, and support for DACA renewal.
Join us at: Oconee Street United Methodist Church @ 595 Oconee St., Athens, GA 30605
Contact us at uleadathens@gmail.com or through our social media channels if you have any questions.
Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m
Melissa Iniestra / Kennesaw State University Class of 2021
60 students currently attend college with U-Lead Scholarships
58 U-Lead students have graduated from college
197 students attended U-Lead meetings at least once during the 2019-2020 academic year
102 community volunteers in the 2019-2020 academic year
