{"id":12484,"date":"2020-12-04T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2020-12-04T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:58:33","slug":"dream-center-task-force-launches-skyline-college-dare-to-dream-fundraising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/uncategorized\/dream-center-task-force-launches-skyline-college-dare-to-dream-fundraising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Center Task Force Launches \u201cDare to Dream\u201d Fundraising Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/thumbnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12501 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/thumbnail-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/thumbnail-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/thumbnail.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a>new year brings hope and the possibility of immigration reform, for now restrictive measures still exist for Skyline\u2019s undocumented students and their families.<\/p>\n<p>To meet their emergency needs during the pandemic especially, the <strong>Skyline College Dream Center Fund<\/strong>\u00a0was established by the Dream Center Task Force this summer.<\/p>\n<p>This December, the Task Force is pleased to announce the launch of <strong>Dare to Dream<\/strong>, a campaign to raise funds that will directly aid undocumented students experiencing job loss, eviction, deportation of family members, illness and\/or a lack of health care. These funds are incredibly important to our undocumented students that have been denied federal stimulus aid and are less likely than other students to receive state benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to Support and Donate to the Dream Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contributing to the <strong>Skyline College Dream Center Fund<\/strong>\u00a0once or on an ongoing basis can make an immediate difference for our Skyline college students and also fund specialized Dream Center programs tailored to provide comprehensive support.<\/p>\n<p>To donate by making a pre-tax payroll deduction throughout the year, the Task Force encourages Skyline College employees to enroll in SMCCC Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.smccd.edu\/Payroll%20Deduction%20Form%202019_Form.pdf\">Employee Contributions Program<\/a>\u00a0and designate their gift to the \u201c<strong>Skyline College Dream Center Fund.\u201d <\/strong>Employees can also <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.skylinecollege.edu\/c.php?g=279148&amp;p=7991448\">make a one time donation online or by mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for making a difference for our undocumented students and their families. Questions? Please contact Pamela Ortiz Cerda &lt;<a href=\"mailto:ortizcerdap@smccd.edu\">ortizcerdap@smccd.edu<\/a>&gt;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Article by The Dream Center Task Force<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the new year brings hope and the possibility of immigration reform, for now restrictive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylineshines.skylinecollege.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}