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Fresh Success Program

About

Fresh Success is a CalFresh employment and training program that encourages participants to gain education and skills that will lead to better employment and a path to financial independence.

Benefits

Students may be eligible for the following benefits throughout the year:

  • Textbook support
  • Internet Support
  • Gas gift cards
  • Hygiene products
  • Student success workshops and case management sessions

Staff handing out a Gas gift card to the student

Fresh Success Eligibility

The Fresh Success Program at Glendale Community College serves GCC students living in Los Angeles County.

To be eligible for the Fresh Success program, students must be recipients of Federally funded CalFresh (SNAP) benefits and be enrolled in courses that promote career training and basic skills acquisition for the entirety of the program. Students who wish to apply for Fresh Success can not receive CalWORKs benefits.

STEP ONE: Apply for CalFresh if you do not receive CalFresh benefits

A) If you do NOT receive CalFresh benefits, apply at https://www.getcalfresh.org/students
For further questions about CalFresh application, you can email calfreshoutreach@glendale.edu for an appointment to complete a CalFresh application with a GCC CARES team member.
OR explore this link for urgent questions: https://benefitscal.com/help

B) If you DO receive CalFresh benefits, go to the next step to complete the Intake form

 

STEP TWO: Fresh Success Intake and Assessment Form

Please complete the following intake and assessment form so that we can assess your eligibility.

You will receive a notification via email within seven to ten business days. If you have not heard back from us by then or have any questions, please email the Fresh Success team at freshsuccess@glendale.edu

If you have further questions or are encountering issues with completing the intake and assessment form, contact us at freshsuccess@glendale.edu.

The Fresh Success office is open:

Garfield Campus, SO100: Mondays & Thursdays 9 am to 5 pm

Verdugo Campus, SM267: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9 am to 5 pm (Fridays 3:30 pm)

Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. 

The full USDA non-discrimination statement can be found here.