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Minnesota TRIO A State Chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association Minnesota TRIO MN TRIO is a nonprofit organization that provides professional development advocacy and expertise on issues affecting educational access retention and completion for students from lowincome firstgeneration and underrepresented backgrounds as well as veterans and students with disabilities. We are committed to broadening accessibility to and ensuring success in secondary postsecondary and postbaccalaureate education. Our members include professionals involved in educational opportunity programs such as the federal TRIO programs and other organizations in Minnesota which advocate for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. MN TRIO is one of eight chapters in the midwest that form the Educational Opportunity Association EOA including 10 states Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Missouri Nebraska Ohio and Wisconsin.