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City College hosting CalFresh specialists to assist students with applications

General assistance for applying, current cases will be available on campus

Kevin Ouellette, Multimedia Journalist • September 26, 2023

The Basic Needs Center at San Diego City College will host two CalFresh specialists to assist students in applying for CalFresh on Sept. 28. Outreach staff will also help students with their existing CalFresh cases.

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Interim state chancellor leads final student press conference of tenure

Interim California Community College Chancellor Daisy Gonzales shared resources, answered questions

Sean Monney, Multimedia Journalist • April 25, 2023

Interim California Community College Chancellor Daisy Gonzales led her final student media press conference, centering around the selection of the new chancellor and the topics of student enrollment and success.

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VIDEO: Layers of flavor a highlight of #CityCookingChallenge stuffed pepper dish

Cauliflower, canned vegetarian chili, onions and rice cereal the stars of the meal

Susana Serrano, Managing Editor • October 17, 2022

City Cooking Challenge host Susana Serrano shows you how to make a vegan stuffed pepper recipe in the City Times Media kitchen with items from the Hunger Action Day food donation drive at San Diego City College.

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VIDEO: #CityCookingChallenge celebrates fall with apple dish

A loaf of white bread and bags of red and green apples are the inspiration for a tasty french toast dish

Susana Serrano, Managing Editor • October 4, 2022

The City Times Media team is welcoming fall with a delicious french toast with fried apple recipe. Most of the items used were from today’s Hunger Action Day event. The event passed out a lot of fresh produce such as apples, plums, onions and potatoes.

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VIDEO: #CityCookingChallenge returns with new home, recipes

On today's menu: tasty tuna toast thanks to Hunger Action Day

Susana Serrano, Managing Editor • September 19, 2022

#CityCookingChallenge is back and it will look very different from past semesters.

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VIDEO: Dress up your instant Thanksgiving side dishes

Latest #CityCookingChallenge shares tips to spruce up free food from Hunger Action Day

Susana Serrano, Executive Producer, CTTV • November 22, 2021

In the latest #CityCookingChallenge, City Times Media’s Susana Serrano shows you how to spruce up your instant side dishes in time for Thanksgiving.

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VIDEO: Making hummus from scratch with #CityCookingChallenge haul

Feeding San Diego, San Diego Food Bank provides food for twice-monthly drives

Susana Serrano, Executive Producer, CTTV • November 4, 2021

Hunger Action Day is back this month, and City Times Media multimedia journalist Susana Serrano took food home and cooked hummus for #CityCookingChallenge on Nov. 2.

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VIDEO: Pear oatmeal a delicious, healthy #CityCookingChallenge treat

Hunger Action Day is held twice a month at San Diego City College

Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist • October 19, 2021

In this week's #CityCookingChallenge, Susana Serrano mixed items from the food drive and her own kitchen to make a delicious and healthy pear oatmeal.

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VIDEO: 5 #CityCookingChallenge recipes you can make in your kitchen this summer

The video series combats food insecurities by cooking delicious food drive meals, one bag at a time

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • May 31, 2021

Food insecurity is not an easy topic to bring up at the dinner table, even though one in three people in San Diego County is food-insecure.

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Saucy tuna pasta on the menu after City College food drive

CTM's Jesus Lopez cooks up a tasty dish after today's Hunger Action Day

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • May 17, 2021

Hungry? City Times Media multimedia journalist Jesus Lopez made saucy tuna pasta with today’s Hunger Action Day food drive haul from Feeding San Diego.

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VIDEO: #CityCookingChallenge serves up French-inspired sandwich

Don't hold back on the béchamel sauce, made from today's Hunger Action Day food drive haul

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist • May 4, 2021

Today we made a delicious Croque Monsieur with our Hunger Action Day haul for this edition of #CityCookingChallenge.

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Business department-run programs benefit students

Increased hours for the food pantry highlight the need for student support

Jade Benn, Staff Writer • December 3, 2019

The City College Business Entrepreneurship Program has extended hours for the City College Emergency Food Pantry, which has increased opportunities for students to access free meals and snacks.

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