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College Corps participant says program 'changed my life,' cites service to families facing food insecurity
Summary
At a public comment, College Corps participant DJ Nunley described how participation helped him find purpose, serve families experiencing food insecurity and homelessness, and enabled his acceptance to UC Berkeley after two years at College of the Desert.
College Corps participant DJ Nunley told meeting attendees that joining College Corps "changed my life," gave him "a vision and a sense of purpose" and helped him win acceptance to the University of California, Berkeley after two years at College of the Desert.
A commenter prefacing Nunley’s remarks said, "We're exposing a whole new generation to social capital that they never had access to…
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