With federal funding for food assistance uncertain, thousands of City Colleges students and their families are at risk of going hungry. Your investment can help break the cycle of hunger for City Colleges students and their families across Chicago.

More than 50 percent of City Colleges identify as food insecure, which means that in the last 30 days they experienced limited or uncertain access to safe, nutritious food.

For many students, especially those balancing school, work, and family responsibilities, access to a no-cost, reliable food source is critical to staying on track toward a degree or credential, and ultimately, a family sustaining career. Each associate degree translates to an estimated $222,000 in additional lifetime earnings, and many students go on to earn their bachelor’s for even greater salary potential. Imagine what that could mean for our students—and our city.

If you donate $150 or more, you can choose to receive a City Colleges of Chicago t-shirt. Share your support, show your support!

About Your Donation

The cumulative impact of a gift to CCCF is far-reaching. Contributions support innovative programming that prepares students for the future workforce and transfer opportunities, creative partnerships including the strongest-ever relationship with the Chicago Public Schools, scholarships that create access to a quality, affordable education, and student supports from emergency funding to housing coordination that ensure City Colleges is meeting the needs of all students. CCCF donors help put students on the path to upward mobility and ultimately create a more robust and inclusive Chicago economy.

Food Security for Life Initiative