Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College (SMC) is a leader and innovator in learning and achievement. SMC provides a world-class education emanating from its core values: open dialogue, intellectual inquiry, academic integrity, ethical behavior, democratic processes, global awareness, and sustainability.
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LEARN ·2020 Grants Challenge
Meal Project
The ability to afford food is a known barrier to low-income college students’ persistence and degree completion. Santa Monica College is stepping up to help solve this Los Angeles-wide problem made worse by the COVID-19 crisis. Ninety percent of SMC’s 31,500 students live outside of Santa Monica boundaries and 54% of SMC students have been identified as food insecure in a highly regarded 2019 research report. SMC Foundation will extend our piloted Meal Project program to provide fresh and nutritious meals free to vulnerable students.