Support Minority Education: UNCF Chicago’s Giving Season Continues Through December

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Chicago’s giving season, which kicked off on Giving Tuesday, continues through December. The campaign encourages giving to correct the challenges facing minority higher education. UNCF works tirelessly to benefit historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), partly by changing the narrative of HBCUs across the nation and helping equip minority students with the resources necessary to transition into and graduate from college, and ultimately succeed in the workforce. “In the midst of our season of giving, we hope people across the nation will give to support our cause. Students across the United States need our support,” said Maurice E. Jenkins, Jr., executive vice president and chief development officer of UNCF. “African American and other minority students find themselves often without the resources and opportunities to get to and through college. UNCF works to ensure a fairer playing field through our support of both our HBCUs and their students,” said UNCF Regional Development Director Lisa M. Rollins. Three reasons to give to UNCF this giving season: Our students are at greatest risk of not being able to continue their educational efforts due to financial need. The nation’s HBCUs have been producing almost 17% of all African American...