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Mehran Yazdanian is a veteran pharmaceutical scientist who has lived in Philadelphia for more than 15 years. He became aware of the grave issue of food insecurity in America in 2015 when he watched a documentary on PBS on this subject. In 2017, Mr. Yazdanian co-founded a local food bank with his neighbor to assist the families of students attending nearby Laura Wheeler Waring Elementary School.
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Mr. Yazdanian lives blocks away from Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). CCP serves more than 27,000 students from all over Philadelphia (www.ccp.edu ). He was astonished to learn that 56% of its students suffer from food insecurity and housing instability, and that an astonishingly large number, 19% , are homeless. These factors aff
Mr. Yazdanian lives blocks away from Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). CCP serves more than 27,000 students from all over Philadelphia (www.ccp.edu ). He was astonished to learn that 56% of its students suffer from food insecurity and housing instability, and that an astonishingly large number, 19% , are homeless. These factors affect the dropout rates for CCP students. It’s easy to imagine that without sufficient food to eat most students will have trouble learning.
The "Yazdanian Fund" was established in 2019 with the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation for the specific goal of helping CCP students with access to food and ultimately success in their pursuit of higher education.
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To help alleviate food insecurity for students attending Community College of Philadelphia.
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