Frequently Asked Questions

You qualify for Project Change if you “have experienced incarceration;” are or were “in state [or] federal prisons, county jails, reentry facilities, [or] juvenile detention facilities;” if you “have been arrested, detained, or referred to probation as a youth,” as defined by the Rising Scholars Network.
Project Change can support you by providing specialized academic counseling, a community of change, and monthly transportation/food support along with book/supply stipend each semester.
Make sure you check in with Project Change Staff monthly and meet with Project Change Counselor twice each semester.
For more information about Project Change, please contact Project Change Program Services Coordinator Miriam Mosqueda at (650) 381-2258 or mosquedam@smccd.edu.