ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SADIE WILKE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Florida Gulf Coast University | Florida, United States | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 5
Millennium Fellowship Project: E-ssentials: Supporting Aged-Out Foster Care and Homeless Youths
My project revolves around the development and establishment of an on-campus resource closet system at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) that provides essential items to students at FGCU. Working with Student Care Services (SCS) and Town and Gown, E-ssentials will be able to have a form located on the SCS website that students will be able to fill out and then be emailed when their items are ready for pickup. These items can range from deodorant to hair care to laundry detergent. The goal of this project is to increase the support provided to individuals who have experienced the detrimental effects that happen as a result of experiencing foster care or homelessness. While this project is targeted towards that population of students, E-ssentials will be open for all students to utilize. Through this project, I hope to be able to lift some pressures and burdens off of those who have fought hard to be where they are and who want to be able to pursue their education without having to worry about accessing essential items. My vision is that E-ssentials will not only help support these individuals, but also spread awareness to the issue of foster care and homeless that is so prevalent in the world today as innocent children are being exposed to it at such an early age and many are left to deal with the aftermath alone. I hope E-ssentials can help fight against this issue by providing consistent support and a caring atmosphere for years and years to come.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sadie Wilke is an English and Psychology Major at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL, USA. Since her earliest years growing up in Wisconsin, Sadie has had a passion for writing and a heart for loving children in vulnerable situations. With her project, Sadie seeks to provide consistent support for the now adult aged individuals who grew up in those vulnerable situations, specifically former foster youths. Following her graduation, Sadie would like to continue her education, write something worth reading, and work in the field of foster care research and psychology.
