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These LA Community College Students Are Getting Paid to Go to School

  • In November 2024, a health care student from Los Angeles City College, Brenda Olazava, was chosen to participate in BOOST, a pilot program awarding $1,000 per month for a year to 24 eligible students.
  • The BOOST program was developed in response to survey results showing that a significant majority of tens of thousands of students attending California community colleges face challenges in meeting their basic needs, particularly in light of the state's ongoing shortage of nurses.
  • Olazava received her first payment by Thanksgiving 2024, which allowed her to reduce financial stress, focus on studies, and graduate in June 2025 with four associate degrees.
  • Kelly King, manager of the BOOST program, noted that individuals receiving the monthly payments experienced reduced stress, skipped fewer meals, and gained opportunities to organize their finances better, decrease their debt, or improve their living conditions.
  • The foundation supporting Los Angeles community colleges intends to maintain assistance for students experiencing hardship and plans to develop resources that enable other institutions to implement similar BOOST initiatives.
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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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