PCC Sets Up Fund to Help Students During Current Crisis

The Pasadena City College Foundation has set up a fund that will support the emergency needs of PCC students – such as housing and food – during the COVID-19 emergency.

PCC Foundation President Bill Hawkins said the Foundation has been receiving inquiries from donors asking how they can help during this time. The Foundation is responding by providing a way for donors to assist students as they journey together through the crisis.

“Students’ lives are changing daily. Depending on their individual circumstances, some students have had work hours from their part-time jobs essentially eliminated; others are having to scramble for child-care support while others are left to care for their elderly relatives. All of these situations threaten their academic progress by putting increased pressure on their households,” Hawkins wrote in a published statement.

PCC’s campus remains closed to student and public access for the rest of the academic year. Classes, counseling and other student services are being offered online. Some full-time employees, hourly workers and other personnel work on-campus to continue day-to-day operations, but many are working from home.

Aside from housing and food assistance, Hawkins said donations will provide relief for students who are experiencing other financial hardships, including technology needs so they can continue to access virtual learning remotely as well as any other unforeseen or emergency financial challenges related to medical expenses, loss of income, and other reasons.

Donors who would like to continue to support the PCC Foundation’s work can donate online through www.give.pasadena.edu/unexpectedhardship, or by calling (626) 585-7349.

For inquiries to the PCC Foundation, call (626) 585-7065 or email pccfoundation@pasadena.edu.