Tag: Ray Ellison Family Center
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PAC Family Center receives $500K grant
By Juan Alberto Ponce Jr. Pulse Staff Reporter In January, approximately 20 Palo Alto College students qualified for childcare assistance at the Ray Ellison Family Center for the 2018 Spring Semester. A $500,000 grant was awarded to PAC by the U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School program. Over the next…
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Day care availability on PAC Campus
By Angie Saenz Pulse staff reporter The road to success for Palo Alto students with children is steps away. The Ray Ellison Family Center, located on the campus of Palo Alto College, is an early childhood education center for children of currently enrolled PAC students, faculty, staff and the local community. Karie Brown enrolled her…
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Single parents juggle school and work
By Marcie Arriola Pulse Staff Reporter As any full-time college student knows, keeping up with assignment deadlines is tough. Add raising a child and working into the mix, and the demands get overwhelming quickly. The problem lies in being a single parent with no outside help. This is often what forces mothers or fathers raising…