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The ACCESS Project at Hamilton College has received a $500,000 grant from New York State through the office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to launch its model pilot program.

ACCESS is a comprehensive program designed to provide low-income parents in Central New York with all of the support necessary to thrive in an academic community.

New York State Sen. Raymond A. Meier, R-C, 47th District was instrumental in helping obtain the grant, which will go be used for operating expenses and start-up costs. The ACCESS program provides an intensive and fully supported introduction to liberal arts education, coupled with extensive long-term educational, social service, employment, and family services support. The first class of 17 students completed the program in July and the second class of 21 men and women began classes at Hamilton on Monday.

Hamilton College is donating free tuition to ACCESS students in addition to use of its facilities, computers for the classroom and for each student to take home, free lunch and entry to cultural events on the campus for students and their children. The program also provides books and supplies, coordination of childcare, transportation and family maintenance funds, research and work-study positions, counseling and tutoring.

The program is supported by Hamilton College, the State of New York, the Watson Lowery Memorial Fund and the Frank W. Baker Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc., The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc., the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and the Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture.

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