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Support & Resources<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n

This page provides a comprehensive list of support topics, resources, and information specifically tailored for the First Generation+ community. Whether you\u2019re seeking advice, looking for local resources, or in need of immediate assistance, you\u2019ll find valuable information here to help you navigate various situations and challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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On Campus Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dean of Students<\/a><\/div>
If you need someone to listen, help, or lend a hand, the Dean of Students Office is your first stop. Go here for emergency grants, laptop loans, the food pantry, reporting sexual assault and academic misconduct, medical withdrawal, mental health services, and more!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Student Success Center<\/a><\/div>
Student Success Center is the place to go for academic help like Peer Mentoring, Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction. They also house other support programming such as Fostering Success, MKE Scholars, Fund for Wisconsin Scholars, First-Year Forward, and Pounce Back Support.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Academic Advising<\/a><\/div>
The academic advising website can help you find your advisor based on your major, which falls under a specific school within 51ÁÔÆæ. Your advisor helps you plan and enroll in your classes.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Fostering Success<\/a><\/div>
The mission of Fostering Success at 51ÁÔÆæ is to provide guidance and support to foster students beginning with the admission process and continuing through to graduation. Although most resources address needs of foster youth, we also have resources for those who have been homeless or orphaned but are not in the foster care system.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Community Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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City Year Milwaukee<\/a><\/div>
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ACLU Wisconsin<\/a><\/div>
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Voces De La Frontera<\/a><\/div>
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Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First-Generation Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U1.0 Textbook Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DREAMERS Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UW-Milwaukee Outline of Policies Impacting Immigrant and International Students, Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-FAFSA Need Based Aid Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawton Scholars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ECON 110 Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extension Request Form<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19471,"featured_media":116,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[28288]},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nFirst-Generation+ Resource Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore First-Generation+ support resources, including financial aid, mentoring, and programs designed to help first-gen students thrive.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/support-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Support & Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore First-Generation+ support resources, including financial aid, mentoring, and programs designed to help first-gen students thrive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/support-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"First-Generation+ Resource Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-07T19:33:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/firstgen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/694\/2024\/07\/IMG_1806-1500400.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/support-resources\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/firstgen\\\/support-resources\\\/\",\"name\":\"Support & Resources - 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