Lake Michigan College receives $525k in state grants for food access and mental health

Lake Michigan College receives $525k in state grants for food access and mental health

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

LMC secures funding for student support services

Lake Michigan College is touting some of the programs it offers to support the needs of students beyond the classroom as it seeks to enhance retention and help students graduate. LMC Assistant Dean of Student Success Leslie Navarro tells us in the past year, the college has received $525,000 in the form of three grants to expand student support services and combat food insecurity across all three campuses. She says one grant, a MiLEAP Barrier Re…

Lake Michigan College lands $525K to expand student food access, mental health support

Lake Michigan College will use more than $525,000 in new grant funding to expand food access, add mental health resources, and make it easier for students to get help when they need it. The funding—awarded through the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential and the Ohio-Michigan Basic Needs Initiative—focuses on one issue: helping students stay in school by addressing everyday challenges like food insecurity and acc…