STLCC’s School Supply Drive for Ghana
STLCC human services and addiction studies is collecting school supplies through Dec. 7 to benefit students who attend The Star Primary School and Seven Kings School of Odumase-Krobo Regio in Ghana, West Africa.
Donation boxes are at STLCC-Florissant Valley and STLCC-Forest Park bookstores.
STLCC Receives $1 Million for Jobs Initiative
STLCC has announced a partnership with Bank of America to assist students of color with completing training and education necessary to enter the workforce. This $1million jobs initiative partnership is part of Bank of America’s $1 billion, four-year commitment to advancing racial equality and economic opportunity, in addition to the bank’s $25 million commitment to enhance reskilling and upskilling for Hispanic-Latino and African American individuals.
With support from Bank of America, STLCC will expand outreach to minority communities in St. Louis and increase internship opportunities in order to meet specific skills gaps creating higher paying, family-sustaining jobs that are in demand.
STLCC-Forest Park Commemorative Bricks Available
After opening an all-new Center for Nursing and Health Sciences, the Forest Park campus demolished towers A and B. Students, staff and community members can now own a part of history. The college has salvaged 300 bricks from the demolition, currently for sale for $53 to $253 to support the STLCC Foundation.
Find more details on the STLCC Commemorative Brick website at https://stlcc.edu/about/foundation/brick.aspx or email the foundation at foundation@stlcc.edu.
