Half of California community college students lack money for food. New funding aims to help [sacbee.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 7/28/216:58 PM

By Isabella Bloom, The Sacramento Bee, July 28, 2021

California community colleges will get $100 million to help homeless and food insecure students as part of a $47.1 billion higher education spending plan that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Tuesday.

The community college money for students in need would help fund meal donation programs, food pantries, CalFresh enrollment and other nutrition assistance programs. It would also help colleges offer on- and off-campus housing resources.

“Student supports are not just academic supports, they are also basic needs supports and oftentimes the ones that go unaddressed,” Rafael Chávez, the spokesperson for the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges told The Sacramento Bee by email.“These dollars will ensure that students don’t have to choose between paying for a meal or shelter and staying enrolled in school.”

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