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Our IMPACT

Our WHOLE SCHOLAR model, which recognizes that Scholars have lives, challenges,

and tribulations that exist outside of the classroom, has proven successful in helping our Scholars complete their postsecondary program and enter the workforce with the skills, knowledge, and network to be servant leaders in their communities. This is especially apparent in our Legacy and Pathways Programs.

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LEGACY Program

Total Impact

Since 1983, we have served over 800 promising students of color from across pierce county.

College Retention

100% of college freshman from class of 2024 persisted to their second year.

Student Loans

86% of scholars took $5,000 or less in student loans in 2024. 

Scholarship Funding

In 2024, we awarded $286.783.05 in scholarship funds to Legacy Scholars.

College Graduates

13 Legacy Scholars graduated from college in 2024.

Program Graduates

84% of scholars graduated from the entire program in 2024. 

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PATHWAYS Program

Total Impact

In 2024, we served 75 talented Pathways Program Scholars. 

Job Security

90% of Pathways Program Scholars were placed in jobs in the first year of the program.

Cohort Retention

90% of enrolled Pathways Program Scholars completed Phase 1 of the program in 2024.

Income Growth

43.49% increase in pre-program average hourly wage to post-program average hourly wage. 

Supportive Services

Pathways Program Scholars were awarded $80k+ in work attire, stipends, rental assistance, gas cards. and care packages in 2024.

Comprehensive Support

100% of Pathways Scholars receive a supportive service in this program.

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Our Work is Far from Done

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 SUPPORT OUR MISSION TODAY!

Palmer Scholars acknowledges that our work is carried out on, and our office space is located within, occupied Coast Salish land, specifically that of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We pay respect to Coast Salish Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants and to all Indigenous peoples. To acknowledge this land is to recognize its longer history and our place in that history; it is to recognize these lands and waters and their significance for the peoples who lived and continue to live in this region, whose practices and spiritualties were and are tied to the land and the water, and whose lives continue to enrich and develop in relationship to the land, waters, and other inhabitants today.

 

We also pause to recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our country, state, and institutions are built.

We remember that our country is built on the labor of enslaved people who were kidnapped and brought to the U.S. from the African continent and recognize the continued contribution of their survivors. We also acknowledge all immigrant labor, including voluntary, involuntary, trafficked, forced, and undocumented peoples who contributed to the building of the country and continue to serve within our labor force. We acknowledge all unpaid care-giving labor.

 

To the people who contributed this immeasurable work and their descendants, we acknowledge our/their indelible mark on the spaces in which we operate today. It is our collective responsibility to critically interrogate these histories, to repair harm, and to honor, protect, and sustain this land.

Physical Address - 

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW BLDG 16

Lakewood WA 98499-4004

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Phone -

Tricia Speid (CEO) (253) 617-5676

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Mailing Address - 

PO Box 7119, Tacoma, WA 98417

Email - info@palmerscholars.org

To contact someone directly visit our staff page here: Our Team

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