BY JASON COHEN
Lehman College was
recently the recipient
of a $500,000 donation,
including $150,000 from
Robin Hood, a New York
City nonprofi t working
to fi ght poverty.
Robin Hood’s gift
will benefi t students
who are ineligible to receive
CARES Act funding
from the federal government,
specifi cally,
undocumented and international
students.
“At Robin Hood we
are dedicated to fi nding
ways to support those
disproportionately affected
and left behind
by the effects of the
COVID-19 crisis, including
those left out of the
federal responses like
the DREAMers enrolled
at Lehman College,”
said Wes Moore, CEO
of Robin Hood. “Education
is critical to mobility
from poverty, and we
are proud to stand alongside
Lehman College to
help these remarkable
students who are working
hard to build better
lives for themselves and
their families.”
On May 28, Lehman
College announced several
new institutional
giving partners in The
Campaign for Lehman
College, a fundraising
initiative the college
launched in March
that has been providing
funding to support students
affected by food
and housing security,
scholarships and general
operating support
to sustain services and
to meet emergencies as
they arise during the
coronavirus pandemic.
In April, in the
CARES stimulus package,
Congress set aside
resources to help college
students who have
experienced disruptions
due to the closure
of campuses during the
coronavirus pandemic.
Enrolled full-and
part-time students who
were brought to the U.S.
as children and were
given the right to live
and work in the country
lawfully under the Deferred
Action for Childhood
Arrivals program,
can qualify for fi nancial
assistance from Lehman
for healthcare,
food, rent, utilities and
other basic needs by applying
here: bit.ly/LehmanRobinhood2020
by
June 5.
“When the coronavirus
hit New York
City, the Lehman College
community immediately
understood the
pandemic could lead to
disaster for many of its
students, most of whom
live in the under-resourced
Bronx, where
the median income
is $30,000 a year and
health outcomes are
consistently the worst
in the state,” said Lehman
College President
Daniel Lemons. “The
Campaign for Lehman
College, with a goal of
raising $1 million, seeks
support for students
who need our help now
and to expand the scholarship
pool to support
students through the
summer and fall.”
Grant awards can
be up to $500 are not dependent
on the applying
student’s GPA.
Robin Hood, The Seidenberg
Family Foundation,
Inc. and two
anonymous foundation
donors have raised a collective
$480,000 for the
campaign. In addition, a
faculty and staff-led initiative,
Lehman Cares,
has raised $55,000 for
student emergencies
and scholarships. Staff
began to distribute the
student emergencies
funds immediately, but
with more than 500 applications
for $500 micro
grants requested so
far, need has quickly
outpaced demand.
Lehman is seeking
additional donors and
partners, with the goal
of raising at least $1 million
to support students
with urgent needs as the
pandemic and its economic
effects continue
to unfold.
Ivan G. and Phyllis
A. Seidenberg, both Lehman
College alumni,
committed $25,000 to
The Campaign for Lehman
College through
The Seidenberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Two additional donors,
whose gifts total
$225,000, wish to remain
anonymous.
To contribute to The
Campaign for Lehman
College, visit lehman.
edu/campaignforlehman.
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