My name is Felicia Rock, a social worker and prospective grad student who resides in Snohomish County. I have lived and worked here for over two years now, and have enjoyed much of what the county has to offer.
So why do I write? After working at my job with f homeless families in transitional housing for close to a year, I felt it was time to get some more education to balance out my experience in the social work field. I applied, and was accepted, for advanced standing at Eastern Washington University’s School of Social Work, one of the better programs in Washington state. I will even be able to continue working and living in Snohomish County while attending school. Financial aid is in place for the year and a half long program. There is just one complication: Federal aid does not cover the seminar I need to begin my post-undergraduate education. I was informed of this two weeks ago, after several days of communication with the university. It is a six credit 2 week class that begins at the end of this coming August. I cannot start spring quarter without attending this seminar. I am respectfully requesting sponsorship for this class in any amount up to the $1700 needed for tuition and books for this summer seminar. I have tried all the conventional means, and those options are unavailable to me as well.
By beginning graduate school now, I feel that I will gain even more skills and knowledge to continue to aid the disenfranchised of this community, and later on a more global scale. Thank you for your time and consideration.
