Giving Back

San Diego City College is holding its Spring Week of Service on 4/14 to 4/19. Volunteer opportunities to give back to the community include helping Father Joe's Villages, Salvation Army, and Chicano Park. Sign Up and register online at www.sdcity.edu/SignUpWeekofService.

Teen Kindness on 5 Year Old's Birthday

Teenagers sometimes get a bad rap. Here's a story to brighten anyone's day and hat's off to these teens in South Brunswick, New Jersey. 

Teens praised for teaching boy with autism how to skateboard on his birthday: 'It brought me to tears' was published on Yahoo Lifestyle on April 2, 2019.

Earn 9% Interest!

Interested in earning 9% interest on a Certificate of Deposit? California Coast Credit Union is celebrating their 90th anniversary and they are letting people open CDs with this great rate. I challenge you to find another Certificate of Deposit that is FDIC insured with a higher rate.

Auction by Former Basketball Star

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former LA Lakers center, recently auctioned championship rings and other sports mementos. No, it wasn't because he had fallen on hard financial times. Read about why he chose to auction some of the mementos/highlights from his career: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Memorabilia Nets Nearly $3M At Auction appeared on CBS Los Angeles.

Online Resources

Are you sure you're ready to take an online class? Check out these tutorials to see if you're prepared to make the leap to online learning. These resources were forwarded by Georgina Garcia.

Getting into Competitive Universities

Why aren't transfer students considered at competitive universities? What can be done to provide opportunities for these students to be admitted? Community College Transfers Outperform High Schoolers at Top Colleges, So Why Do We Ignore Them? appeared in Forbes. The article was forwarded by Georgina Garcia.

 

Veterans Crisis Line

"If you are having occasional or current suicidal thoughts,

TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

Call the referral number listed below and press option #1 when prompted.  You will be directed to a live, CONFIDENTIAL, compassionate veteran service provider. 

 This veteran hotline is available 24-hours a day. 

Let someone help!  1(800) 273-TALK (8255) (press 1)

 

If you are a female who served in ANY capacity in the Armed Forces,

 "Women Vets on Point"

is an additional point of contact for resources and support.

For more information, visit: www.womenvetsonpoint.org

You may also connect with their live team via chat (M-F 0800-1700),

 
email WVOP@usvetsinc.org or
(213) 335-5432

Community Colleges Help Train Doctors

Medical Doctors who began their education at a community college are more likely to choose family medicine which helps the community. How Community Colleges Can Help End California's Doctor Shortage appeared in the California Health Care Foundation blog on 12-4-18.

Military Benefits

10 Military Benefits You May Not Know About: Free tax prep, long-term care, life insurance, etc. This information appeared on militarybenefits.info

https://militarybenefits.info/10-veterans-benefits-you-may-not-know-about/

A Dying Father

My wife, Quyen, taught me about the love between a daughter and her dying father.

"It is the love from a child to the person who gave her life . . ."

The Truest Thing appeared in Quiet Storm in October 2018.

What a Tip!

How do you brighten a restaurant worker's day? Leave a 10K tip. Man orders 2 cups of water at NC restaurant, leaves $10,000 tip appeared on MSN News.

Budgeting

I know; you'd rather have a root canal than work on your monthly budget and I'm with you (well almost -- I remember having a root canal and I think I'd rather work on my budget!). However here is why working with a budget is essential: you have to gauge how much money you have, how much you're spending, how much you're saving (or not saving), and make necessary adjustments or you're going to be in the red (read debt) and not have a clue about why. A budget is like the speedometer in your car; it tells you how fast you're going on the freeway to avoid a speeding ticket or how rapidly your savings account is growing or diminishing (hopefully growing). A budget also tells you if your plan is working.

How to set a budget and stick with it appeared on Yahoo! Finance. The article also gives you a good guideline to follow re: how much to allocate to essentials, discretionary, and savings.

Colleges That Change Lives

Looking for a college where you can make a difference in the world? Colleges That Change Lives started from a book by Loren Pope though it has no official affiliation with the author. Use the site as a resource for finding a college where you can make your mark on the world.

Need a Job?

The Career/Transfer Center at City has job listings! Employers can also post jobs on their site. For info, go to https://www.collegecentral.com/sdcity/ or contact the Career/Transfer Center in M-101 or 619-388-3722.

Saving Lives

Yukio Shige tries to save people who are about to commit suicide. He does it because he wants to help. At Japan's suicide cliffs, he's walked 609 people back from the edge appeared in MSN News.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

8-Year-Old Makes a Difference

Kindness can make a difference, at a football game or otherwise. 8-year-old noticed a boy holding back tears at football game, kindly offers him a seat until his dad arrives appeared on Yahoo! Lifestyle.

Scholarship Site

This college scholarship site doesn't require a login or registration. You can also browse scholarships and grants by category.

Suicide Prevention

This is an issue that deserves attention: Veterans Organization Places 5,520 Flags to Raise Awareness of Veteran and Military Suicide This Year appeared on ABC News.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America