LA Strong: Disaster Response Fund

Together, We Can Help Our Communities Recover

Community College students, staff, and faculty are facing unprecedented challenges as multiple wildfires devastate regions across southern California. These events not only threaten lives but also disrupt education, housing, and basic needs. Your generous donation will help provide critical emergency relief during these difficult times and support the long-term recovery.

How Your Donation Helps

Here are only a few examples of how your financial contribution can help students, staff, and faculty during this difficult time.

Temporary Housing & Relocation

Many families are left without a place to stay. Your donation can help cover emergency housing expenses, such as temporary stays in hotels and short-term rental or rental application fees.

Food, Clothing, and Essential Items

Students and faculty may lose access to basic necessities like food and hygiene supplies. Your support can help purchase grocery cards, clothing, toiletries, and cleaning supplies for displaced students.

Disasters like this can lead to the loss of essential school supplies and technology. Your support can ensure students can replace items such as, laptops and tablets for online classes, textbooks, notebooks, or other tools and supplies.

Replace Lost Academic Supplies

People often need reliable transportation during and after evacuations. Your contributions can help cover gas cards for returning to campus or relocating, bus or train passes or emergency ride-share vouchers.

Transportation for Evacuations & Returns

Disasters can disrupt students' daily routines, including access to reliable childcare. Your donations help student-parents stay on track by covering temporary childcare services during recovery.

Emergency Childcare Support

Faculty members face unique challenges in rebuilding their professional and personal lives. Donations provide targeted support to help faculty maintain stability and continue their vital role in student success.

Faculty Support Fund

Ways to Give

  • Give By Check

    Please make the check payable to the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges, and mail to:

    Attn: Kelly King 770 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017

  • Give by Credit Card

    To support students: Please click Here to Donate online with credit card

    To support staff and faculty: Please click Here to donate online with credit card

  • Give By ACH, Donor Advisor Fund, or Other Types of Gifts

    Please contact Shawnie Dockery at DockerLA@laccd.edu

  • Give by Foundation & Corporate Contributions

    Please contact Katy Cisneros at CisnerKA@laccd.edu

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