Scholarships

Foundation Stacks Scholarships for City

LACC Foundation posts new scholarship and internship opportunities on its website. Students may access scholarship page with their college account.

BY ANGELA JOHNSON AND JAMES DUFFY V

Angel Lopez Scholarship

The LACC Foundation is offering to recognize a deserving student who has been an exemplary teammate, role model, has demonstrated outstanding student accomplishment and is also pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

The Earnest Scholarship

This scholarship is available at https://www.earnest.com. The Earnest company is giving away $250,000 in scholarships. No essays are required; neither are entry fees. Enter for a chance to win one of 50 Earnest Scholarships and an applicant could get $5,000 for books, tuition, and more. Applicants must be enrolled, or soon be enrolled, as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college or university in fall 2021. There are no minimum GPA, residency, or major requirements.

The submission deadline: June 30, 2021

Tallo’s $1,000 Scholarship

Tallo is a platform that helps over a million students show their scholastic and extracurricular accomplishments. Students listed with Tallo may be discovered by colleges and companies looking for new talent—all while matching them with over $20 billion in scholarships. Applying for the $1,000 scholarship is easy. Just follow the threestep process below: 1. Join Tallo. It’s free. 2. Create your account. 3. Apply https://tallo.com/college-scholarships/

No Essay ‘You Deserve It’ Scholarship

Sign up and get applied to the scholarship automatically! 1. A prize of $2,222 goes to the winner. 2. Application Deadline: 11:59 PM PDT on March 29th 2021 3. *No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the $2,222. No essay is required for the ‘You Deserve It!’ Scholarship.

Apply Me, Inc. ‘Scholarship Sweepstakes’

Apply Me, Inc. is pleased to offer this scholarship sweepstakes (“Scholarship Sweepstakes”) in which you can apply for a chance to win a scholarship to be paid by ScholarshipOwl directly to your qualified high school, college or university

Laptop Application

Students in need are eligible to apply for a laptop provided by the college. The grant is for students enrolled in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Nursing Persistence Grant

The LACC Foundation students studying nursing are encouraged to apply for the Nursing Persistence Grant. The grant is for students enrolled in the 2020-2021 academic year.

ASG Community Service Scholarship

The ASG Community Service Scholarship dedicates a scholarship to ASG members for community service. The scholarship excludes current student senators.

This scholarship requires a 500-words profile essay. The essay should describe the types of community service and populations served. Criteria for Applying: 1. Must be a current full-time student at LACC 2. Applicants must submit a current class schedule as proof of enrollment and an unofficial transcript 3. Applicants must complete a minimum of 12 units at LACC. 4. Applicants must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above 5. Applicants must be a student intent on transferring to a fouryear college university.

Brian Newkirk and Loren Ostrow Theatre Arts Scholarship

The authors say this scholarship is intended for self-identified LGBTQ LACC Theatre Academy students who can demonstrate financial need. The award will be granted based on academic promise, financial need and talent in a theatre academy discipline. More scholarships are listed on the LACC Foundation website at http://www.laccfoundation.org/. New scholarships, grants, internships and other opportunities are updated. To accessibility City students may use their student login information.

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(ISC)² Undergraduate Cybersecurity Scholarship

$5,000

March 8, 2022

The (ISC)² Undergraduate Scholarship offers students scholarships from $1,000 to $5,000 per recipient. Must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance. You may be a senior in high school or an undergraduate student who is currently a junior, freshman, sophomore or senior who will be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the fall. A minimum 3.3. GPA is required. Recipients are notified in June. For more information Contact The Scholarship Committee by mail at 311 Park Place Blvd., Suite 610, Clearwater, FL 33759, or via the website: scholarships@ isc2.org. The phone number is 727-493-3587.

Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship

$5,000

April 5, 2021

The Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship is a $5,000 scholarship awarded over two years ($2,500 each year) to a graduating high school senior who will enroll in a two-year community college, a vocational or technical training program, or a specialized program for students with LD and/or ADHD in the fall. Students must have a documented learning disability (LD) and/ or ADHD. For more information go to the scholarship information page at afscholarships@ncld.org.

BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship

$5,000

January 22, 2022

The BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship is an annual competition open to rising jazz stars enrolled at colleges and universities nationwide. The award pays tribute to the artistic excellence of jazz pioneers while providing crucial support for emerging performers. In order to be eligible for the competition, all applicants must be current full-time or part-time students of a U.S. college or university, and be 17-24. Students who have been accepted to a U.S. college or university for future enrollment are not eligible. For more information or to apply, contact the scholarship committee by mail at 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007-0030. The committee can also be reached through the website or by email: https://bmifoundation.org/programs; scholarships@bmifoundation.org.

One Earth Film Festival Young Filmmakers Contest

$1,000

January 5, 2022

One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is open to students from third grade through college. Each film submission is based on one or several of the following topics: water, waste, food, transportation, energy, open space and ecosystems. All entries must be between three and eight minutes in length. For more information or to apply, contact the scholarship committee by mail at 166 N. Humphrey Ave., #1N, Oak Park, IL 60302; lisa@greencommunityconnections.org; https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/contest-details

FOOD RESOURCES

Food Assistance/Assistencia Alimentaria

Pandemic EBT Card/Tarjeta EBT para pandemia: https://www.cdss. ca.gov/home/pandemic-ebt

Sign up for reduced price produce boxes/Regístrese para cajas de productos a precio reducido: https://airtable.com/shrleQyPrPxXOHKFu

Need free diapers & formula? Check availability and make an appointment with the Koreatown Youth+Community Center! ¿Necesita pañales y fórmula gratis? ¡Contacte el centro comunitario y juvenil de Koreatown para consultar disponibilidad y hacer una cita!

Contact/Contacto: Ima Figueroa: (213) 365-7400 [ext. 5126]/ e-mail/ correo electrónico: ifigueroa@kyccla.org

Reality LA Center/Fountain Avenue Baptist Church/Iglesia Bautista Fountain Avenue 4903 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Free breakfast [10 AM] and supper [4 PM] Monday – Friday

Desayuno gratis [10am] y cena [4pm] de lunes a viernes

SELAH Meals & Shower Programs/Programas de comidas y duchas SELAH: https://www.selahnhc.org/

Tuesday Showers/Ducha

Tuesday Showers/Duchas los martes [9-10:30 AM] @ Echo Park United Methodist Church [parking lot off Reservoir St]/Iglesia Metodista Unida de Echo Park [estacionamiento junto a la calle Reservoir St]: 1226 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Saturday Supper Program/Programa de Cena del sábado [1-4 PM] @ Silverlake Presbyterian Church/Iglesia Presbiteriana Silverlake 2930 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

The Hope Center – Reality LA Church https://realityla.com/about/thehope-center/

Hot Meals 2-3 times a day

Comidas calientes 2 a 3 veces al día (323) 883-1812 – Info@RealityLA.com

Immigrants Charitable Foundation/Fundación benéfica para inmigrantes: https://immigrantscf.org/

Food Distribution every Friday – Santa Monica Blvd / Normandie

Distribución de alimentos todos los viernes – En la Santa Monica Blvd y Normandie

Social Services, Counseling, Immigration Assistance

Servicios sociales, Asesoramiento, Asistencia de inmigración (213) 325-5056 – Support@ImmigrantsCF.Org

WEST ADAMS

1736 Family Crisis Center 2116 W. Arlington Ave. Suite 200 Los Angeles CA 90018 (323) 737-3900 5213 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 (323) 904-3832 public benefits (i.e. CalFresh, CalWORKS, General Relief, etc.)

And/or applied for unemployment insurance benefit, CalFresh, CalWORKS, General Relief or CalFresh, and have not received their first check.

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VITA/TCE

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs offer free tax help to people who generally make $57,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

Due to COVID-19, a number of VITA/TCE sites are closed for an undetermined period of time. Those that are open may have adapted their operations to accommodate limited in-person contact or remote services and may have limited hours.

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