April 21, 2020
Mesa College Provides over $200,000 in Assistance to Students via Emergency Aid, Scholarships
and Meal Vouchers
By Office of Communications
San Diego, CA. —As of Monday April 20, San Diego Mesa College has begun the process
of distributing over $200,000 worth of emergency aid, scholarships and meal vouchers
to Mesa students. Mesa College has raised over $43,000 through their Mesa College COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, has provided nearly $2,900 worth of meal vouchers and is distributing nearly $163,000
in scholarships to students. Additionally, Mesa has distributed laptops to over 200
students.
”None of this would be possible without the generosity of our donors – consisting
of faculty, staff, alumni, community partners and even students themselves – who continue
to come forward to support our scholarships and emergency fund the ensure that our
students can continue their education during this time,” stated Mesa College President
Pamela Luster.
The Mesa College COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund was established within a matter of days following the stay-at-home-order, and to
date, Mesa has received over $43,00 for the fund. Within 24 hours, nearly 2,000 students
applied for aid, with $18,750 already distributed, assisting over 125 students. Mesa
provided $2,900 worth of meal vouchers to 115 frequent users of The Stand – the College Food and Clothing Pantry.
This past week, Mesa College announced the 2020 Annual Scholarship Awards winners, where approximately 191 Scholarships worth $163,000 are being awarded. 181 Mesa students
are receiving awards, 41 of whom are receiving more than one award. Due to the financial
impact of COVID-19, Mesa donors approved the advanced release of scholarship awards,
allowing Mesa to provide 100 scholarship checks, weeks before students would normally
receive them.
Tags: Emergency Relief Fund, COVID-19
