So many people helped me along the way! Firstly, I would like to thank Omar Marquez for being my advisor for this project. He is a wonderful instructor and helped me give this project wings through thoughtful analysis. 

To Phebe Shen, for helping me set the groundwork for this research in the first quarter and helping set the destination for this work.

 Christina Sampson, who helped me get this survey published and taught me the groundwork to do this kind of research in Cultural Anthropology.

 Justyce Wright, I want to thank you for your efforts for the Food Pantry on campus and for agreeing to interview with me. 

To every wonderful person working in the WorkForce Funding Department, you have all helped me immensely through your presence and support. Specifically, to Jesse Ulmer, who supported me through this process as my supervisor in the WorkForce office and kept me focused by providing me with pertinent research to add to my literature review and helping me with edits.

 Thank you to Tziporah Markowitz Santos, my TRiO advisor, for supporting me and helping me make the flyer I distributed on campus. TRiO has provided me with so much support through my time here at EvCC, and I would not be transferring to the University of Washington without their help.

 And finally, but most importantly, to the students who participated in interviews and provided survey data for this work. This work is about you and could not have happened without your participation.