Emergency Aid Grants
**For Students Impacted by CalFresh Disruption due to Government Shutdown**
Coa Basic Needs has put together a list of local community resources that could be helpful with expanding your access to food and meals during the disruption in your benefits. View or download that document HERE.
Additionally, Basic Needs Centers on ALL Peralta Campuses are working to prioritize food support for the students impacted by the disruption to CalFresh Benefits. Students can apply for temporary financial assistance for food benefits by submitting an application HERE
Student Activities & Campus Life Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The following grant(s) are available for enrolled College of Alameda students, experiencing a financial hardship.
Information on short-term, one-time grants or immediate services can be found below. For more long-term assistance and sustained services, please review this Resource Guide.
Emergency Food GRant
EMERGENCY FOOD GRANT
Grant Amount: $300.00, one-time grant provided as a gift cards for Safeway
Purpose: Groceries
To Apply: Complete the online form HERE
Eligibility Requirements:
- Home campus must be College of Alameda
- Must be enrolled in at least three (3) units at College of Alameda
- Have not received Emergency Food Grant in prior semesters
- High school special enrollment students are NOT eligible for Emergency Food Grants
Contact: Jeremy Simmons, Basic Needs Coordinator, jsimmons@peralta.edu
For more information about additional support programs, services, and grants please see visit our Basic Needs page.
Hotspots
Free internet hotspot devices are available to enrolled students—submit a reservation using this online request form.
The COA Library’s has Chromebooks for Checkout
Registered COA students may check out a Chromebook from the Library for the entire semester. For more information visit the College of Alameda Library.
our contacts
Natalie Rodriguez
Director of Student Activities and Campus Life
E: nrodriguez@peralta.edu
P: (510) 748-2327
L: Building F, Room 217