MiraCosta College Resilience Fund
Every day, students need immediate support for basic and emergency needs to succeed in school.
Students often work multiple jobs to make ends meet until completing their education. A sudden job loss or emergency can leave a student with no option but to quit school.
The average student emergency can be overcome with $500 per student.
- Transportation: Car Repairs
- Healthcare: Medical Expenses
- Living Expenses: Rent and Utilities
Helping Students Stay the Course
MiraCosta College’s data shows that students who receive emergency support are significantly more likely to continue their education, also called ‘persistence rates.’
| Overall Persistence Rate of Students | 60% |
| Persistence Rate: Students who did not receive support | 58% |
| Persistence Rate: Students who received emergency support | 77% |
In addition, MiraCosta College experienced a 92% increase in referrals for basic and emergency needs within one year.
Donations of any size provide direct support, helping a student stay the course and succeed.
Meet Syona Menard
“I am a single mother. I have three kids that I support all by myself. As a former foster, that means no grandparents, no uncles and aunts, it's just me. I have been immensely successful these past three semesters and I can say that is because I did not have the stress of if I could pay this bill or get gas to make it to class. That is where all the generosity comes in.”
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