During founder Ben Snyder’s tenure as director, a group of volunteers began raising money from private sources to supplement the government grant, giving HUB the distinction of becoming the only Upward Bound program to do so, which still holds true. Today, the annual fund drive raises an amount equal to the federal grant and allows us to serve more students than the average program and offer expanded services such as an annual college tour, a wilderness program, the HUB & CK community garden, a health and fitness initiative, as well as additional academic support.