Where Compassion Creates Purpose
Our mission
Mary Anns Hands empowers individuals to discover their purpose, unlock their potential, and become who they were created to be.
What we offer.
Empowering students through immersive, first-hand exposure to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while engaging in intentional networking experiences that build meaningful relationships and support academic achievement, leadership development, and long-term success.
HBCU College Visits
Through intentional team-building experiences, Mary Ann’s Hands nurtures students’ social and emotional well-being while preparing them to thrive in college and beyond. Students build communication skills, self-confidence, resilience, problem-solving abilities, and positive peer relationships, all essential for navigating both college culture and life.
Team Building Activities
Through immersive visits to culturally relevant museums and monuments, students engage with powerful artifacts and narratives that reveal the untold and impactful stories of American history, fostering deeper understanding, personal reflection, cultural pride, and a stronger sense of identity and purpose.
Historical Excursions
Integrating financial literacy and STEM education to empower students with practical knowledge of money management, budgeting, saving, investing, and problem-solving, equipping them with essential life, academic, and technical skills that strengthen academic success, responsible decision-making, goal-setting, innovation, and long-term financial and career stability.
STEM & Financial Literacy
RISE
REBUILD
&
RESTORE
HBCU grads from Fresno
Abbi Akande
“Visiting an HBCU allowed me to explore how many possibilities are actually out there for me. I never knew there were so many black people in one place!”
Dillard University‘24 BS in Nursing
Buchanan High 2019
Pursuing Masters in Nursing Administration
Chauncey Turney
“I always knew I would attend an HBCU, and PVAMU was my first choice after attending its summer engineering camp where I fell in love with the culture, food, and excellence that surrounded me.
Prairie View A&M University ‘25
BS Construction Science
Clovis West, 2020
Devin D. Knudsen Jr.
“Attending a HBCU gave me the opportunity to see the beauty of the culture associated with the most historical colleges in the country. The experience allowed me to creating friendships and experiences that will last a lifetime”
Fayetville ‘18 BS inPsychology
Angelo St. - MS. Applied Psychology
Currently pursuing PHD
Clovis West, 2013
Aniya Hoggatt
“Exploring HBCU’s allowed me to find my HBCU, FAMU.”
Florida A&M University ‘25
BA and MA in Business Administration
Central 2020
Let’s go to grow!
We’ll be with you every step of the way.