The nonprofit Cloverlane Foundation has initiated the Nurses Project, a program to provide textbooks and other educational resources for nursing students with the initial savings for students of $35,000.
Allan Hancock College is the first school selected to participate in what is intended to become a multi-college program. The Nurses Project is opening at Hancock with two initial grants.
A book fund will create a textbook loan program for students in the college’s Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program, which will expand to include textbooks for RN students starting in 2026.
A second grant will provide funding for an online study and testing program required for the LVN program that students currently must purchase out-of-pocket.
The new program was designed with purpose, heart and vision, Cloverlane officials said.
“The focus is on direct, meaningful support that reaches students while they are still in the classroom,” they said.
The Nurses Project was conceived in collaboration with the Allan Hancock College Foundation and by a committee of six individuals from Cloverlane, including a current Hancock nursing student, to specifically support students who have made the bold decision to pursue nursing, often at the expense of full-time work and financial security.
“We’re very excited about this partnership and the immediate financial impact it will have on our nursing students’ educational journey,” said Jon Hooten, Hancock College’s executive director of College Advancement.
Cloverlane Foundation invests in the future of healthcare by supporting nursing students today.