Purdue Parents Fund

Your support to the Purdue Parents Fund helps students every day! purdue.edu/parentandfamily/Give/Parents_Fund.html

The Parents Fund supports the office of Parent & Family Connections as well as programs, departments, and initiatives that foster student success, health, safety, and well-being.

Previously funded programs include: • Center for Career Opportunities

CareerBeam technology that provides insight for students in career development and strategy, interview preparation, job research, and job searches • ACE Campus Food Pantry for students experiencing food insecurity • Mental Wellness Task Force a coalition of campus and community partners whose main mission is to promote life skills that improve the health and well-being of Purdue students • CAPS (Counseling and

Psychological Services) helping students navigate developmental issues and health concerns and providing training for staff members

• Recreation & Wellness Healthy Student Organization Initiative to educate students on the eight dimensions of wellness

Gifts to the Parents Fund help carry out Purdue’s mission to prepare students to succeed as future leaders, citizens, and lifelong learners. Support of the Parents Fund also enables the Vice Provost for Student Life and Parent & Family Connections to pursue programming and engagement opportunities important to students and parents alike.

Those who give $1,000 or more annually to the Purdue Parents Fund (or $84/month) will be part of our new Parents in Partnership giving level with exclusive access to monthly webinars and special events with Purdue leadership and administration.

To learn more about the Purdue Parents Fund and how you can become involved, please contact Jeni Hill at JKHill@prf.org or by calling (765) 496-1105.