With the rising cost of education and diminishing public funding, college scholarships have become even more critical. Nearly all of the children of property service workers are first-generation college students.

Every night, their parents work hard to keep offices clean and safe for tenants and office workers across the state. The majority dream of their children attending college, but unfortunately, the combination of their low wages and the increasing cost of tuition prevents many from providing the financial support needed for their children to attend college.

Building Skills Partnership established the Mike Garcia Scholarship to honor his legacy and vision. The organization continues to provide financial support for the children of property service workers to obtain a higher education.

The Mike Garcia Scholarship helps children of property service workers achieve their dreams of higher education. Since 2008, BSP has provided over $400,000 in scholarships to children of service workers. Click here for more information on how to apply.

Former SEIU-USWW President, Mike Garcia, a champion for working families

About Mike Garcia

Mike Garcia was born in April of 1951 in East Los Angeles. As a student at Cal State Northridge, Mike worked his way through college as a janitor, a key experience that would come to shape his life and passion as a fierce advocate for working families. Mike served as the president of SEIU-USWW between 1988 and 2014, where he led 40,000 janitors, security officers, and airport workers in the Justice for Janitors campaign, a movement that helped workers achieve a more just way of living and working.

Since 2008, with donations from individuals, employers, labor and SEIU-USWW, BSP has provided over $400,000 in scholarships to students.

To learn more about the program, contact your local BSP representative.