The Inspiration
HONY (Humans of New York) started as a Facebook page by a photographer named Brandon Stanton. Spending her elementary and middle school years in NYC, Marilyn was exposed to his work. He would approach random strangers in NYC, now expanded to around the world, and he would interview them and post their photos with a blurb of something that was said during the interview. Often times, their discussion would be very raw and emotional, and it would show others how everyone faces different, and sometimes unimaginable, hardships and successes. To learn more about HONY, click the link below.
About RHSA
The River Hawk Scholars Academy (RHSA) promotes student success and fosters engagement in the campus and local community for full-time, first-year UMass Lowell students who identify as first-generation college students or who went through Gear Up, Bottom Line, OneGoal, or TRiO-based programs in Massachusetts public schools. To learn more about this program, click the link below.