Beyond12
Raised in Waterbury, CT, Emily Gardin (she/they) attended Emory University in Atlanta, GA, earning her bachelor's degree in African American Studies with a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies in May 2021. She is a 2021-2022 Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando Fellow with UnidosUS. Emily and other fellows built out a policy brief, Supporting Mental Health for Black and Latinx K-12 Students, and presented it to members of U.S. Congress. Through this fellowship, she has cultivated skills in community advocacy, coalition building, and crafting policy memorandums seeking equitable reform.
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Beyond12
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Beyond 12 is increasing the number of low-income, first-generation, and historically under-represented students who graduate from college.