While research demonstrates that family support is essential for doctoral students, research detailing institutional efforts to involve families is limited. We developed the GAIN Scholars program, consisting of two 3-week-long boot camps for incoming first-generation and historically marginalized doctoral students. Quantitative data were collected from 38 doctoral students in the GAIN Scholars program (n = 22) and the control (n = 16). One key component of this program was family support for doctoral students. Family members (n = 15) were invited to the opening ceremony, a day of programming, and online activities. Pre- and post-test measures indicate participants had a greater ability to identify resources, a greater ability to identify important life values as they impact resource identification decision-making, and a greater ability to identify complex environments and means for situational adaption, suggesting the program increased doctoral students' skills related to navigating environments, resources, and decision-making. Qualitative findings from doctoral students and their family members offered praise for the program and appreciation for the support opportunities. These results indicate that programs such as this--that foster connections among graduate students and their families--can be potentially beneficial in helping graduate students not only stay but thrive in their programs.