Help Maria finish her final year of nursing school

by Elena Reyes

I am raising funds for my niece Maria Reyes, a third-year nursing student at Wayne State University in Detroit. Her father passed away last spring and the family used their savings for funeral costs and rent. Maria needs $4,800 to cover her final two semesters: $3,950 tuition balance (her student account statement is available on request) and $850 for clinical uniforms and licensing exam fees. She works twenty hours a week at a pharmacy but it is not enough to close the gap. The university's dean of students office has verified the family's situation and the funds will be paid directly to the bursar.