Kaya, 22 years old

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Kaya is a senior in Botany at CSULB. She recently joined a Dr. Fisher’s research lab to further develop her skills in the field of botany to one day provide an affordable, natural solution to combat oil pollution around the world. While Kaya is very determined to help the natural world, she is also very passionate about helping her peers at Guardian Scholars. Kaya became a Guardian Scholars Ambassador this semester and has gone above and beyond to provide financial, personal, and academic assistance to other students. She even organized a workshop to aid students with class registration, providing tips and insider information on how to utilize multiple CSULB services to maximize schedules. At some point in her career, Kaya wants to work with transitioning foster youth as an academic or financial counselor to provide the support she was given in hopes of getting the next generation further than she did.

Kaya has been working really hard to recover after a recent car accident. Fortunately, she has physically healed, but the costs of repairing her car, coupled with time off work, have drained her savings. She is moving into a new place and is grateful to be able to sleep on a bed instead of an air mattress. Kaya has set her budget and is prepared for the future, but she just needs a bit of support for January to ensure that she does not fall behind on rent before her paycheck is back to full hours.