LACCD housing plan gets Newsom’s rubber-stamp
Bill SB-330 enables the LACCD to develop a new housing program for low-income students and staff members.
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Boyle Heights, a community worth fighting for
Gentrification has been a threat to communities of low income and people of color.
Biden promotes free community college
President Joe Biden proposed two years of community college for free as part of his infrastructure proposal.
CalWORKs Here to help Low-Income Families
By William McMahan Imagine you are a single parent with a dead end job and you want to make a change in your life but don’t know where to start, California Work Opportunities and Responsibilities for Kids is here to help make that transition easy for you. A program here on campus called CalforniaWORKS provides services to support low-income families and their children. To be in this program, you must…
CalWorks recognized as top program
By Stephanie Garibay The CalWORKs staff’s initiative to create a video on behalf of the program led to the department’s recognition as one of the top programs in California. The staff was recognized at the 2015 CalWORKs association conference in San Diego on April 14. The YouTube video caught the attention of Vice Chancellor of California’s CalWORKs departments Denise Noldon as she was searching online for student success stories. The…