donations

North Campus food pantry
BriefingNorth Campus

North Campus Food Pantry Restocks After Donation Competition

Juan S. Gomez , 
The food pantry at North Campus received more than 2,000 canned goods following a campus-wide donation competition. Elizabeth Potenza, the ACCESS services director at North Campus, initiated the competition between the different divisions of student services to restock the food pantry, which was facing a shortage. The three-week competition… Read the rest at our website.
Career Closet
Hialeah CampusNews

Hialeah Campus To Open Career Closet Next Spring

Ammy Sanchez ,  , 
Hialeah Campus is organizing a career closet to provide Miami Dade College students with free, professional clothing and accessories to use for job interviews.  It will include suits, collared shirts, dresses, skirts, ties, blouses, shoes, heels, stockings, makeup and purses.  Style Saves—a non-profit that raises funds for low-income families… Read the rest at our website.
Briefing

Supplies Being Collected For Earthquake Victims In Haiti

Liany Chavez ,  , 
Miami Dade College is collecting supplies through Sept. 21 for the victims of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti last month, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying nearly 53,000 homes. Items being collected include first aid kits, antibiotics, flashlights, feminine hygiene products, masks, mosquito repellent, diapers, baby… Read the rest at our website.
school supplies
BriefingHomestead Campus

Homestead Campus Student Collecting School Supplies For Kids

Ammy Sanchez , 
The Strong Survivors, a nonprofit created by Homestead Campus student Takira Brown, is collecting back-to-school supplies for children in Miami-Dade County through Aug. 17. A variety of donations have already been collected, including pens, pencils, sharpeners and markers. However, they are still accepting folders, composition notebooks, paper, bookbags and… Read the rest at our website.