Stanbridge College Students Gift Homemade Holiday Meals to Homeless Veterans

Jan. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Stanbridge College students, staff and families partnered with Veterans First OC and served homemade meals for over 95 veterans living in transitional homes in Orange County on Christmas Eve. Stanbridge College donated spiral hams to each house to have as their main meal. Volunteers whipped up mash potatoes, yams, and green beans and personally served the homemade meals to the military veterans.

According to volunteer and Stanbridge College instructor Shonia Hayes, “I got to serve the veterans in Anaheim on Christmas Eve. It was very rewarding to serve those who have served us and they were very appreciative of our help. Thank you, Stanbridge for providing and reminding us about these opportunities. It was an excellent day of community service.”

Veterans First OC is the only community-based, non-profit in Orange County to provide housing and essential services to our homeless and at risk-veterans and their families. They also support families of currently deployed military men and women.

Earlier this fall, Stanbridge College partnered with Veterans First OC at the 1st Annual OC Stand Down. The two day event provided a camp for homeless and at-risk veterans to access basic medical services, employment and housing assistance, Veterans’ benefit management, meals, shelters, and showers. Stanbridge College staff and students volunteered in administrative tasks, served food, and assisted with tent assignments.

Stanbridge College REACH Beyond the Classroom is the service learning initiative program that encourages students to volunteer with Veterans First OC and other local and global non-profit organizations. Vocational Nursing, Information Technology and Occupational Therapy Assistance students are given the opportunity to give back to the community while earning credit towards coursework in a structured environment.


About Stanbridge College
Irvine-based Stanbridge College is a co-educational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 650 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC. Stanbridge College offers Diploma, Associate and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assisting and Information Technology. In addition to its Orange County campus, Stanbridge College offers a fully online RN to BSN Degree Completion program for RNs who want to advance their career while earning their Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Stanbridge College has also been recognized by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc as America’s Best Technical Colleges award recipient in 2009 and 2010. Stanbridge is a 2008-2009 School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), and maintains one of the highest continuous pass rates on the NCLEX-PN National Nursing Board Exam in California since 2007 with a 95% cumulative pass rate. Stanbridge College has been named to the 2009 and 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. For more information, please visit www.stanbridge.edu or call (949)-794-9090.

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Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC, and offers degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Registered Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assisting and Information Technology.