CC Marketplace

 

Our Vision

Cerro Coso Community College Basic Needs Center strives to support students to be successful by ensuring their basic needs are met through resources, access, and advocacy. Basic needs include access to nutritious foods, mental and physical healthcare, technology, transportation, and more. Having one's basic needs met has a direct impact on the academic performance, mental health, physical health, and holistic well-being of our students.

 

Marketplace Basics

The CC Marketplace is available to currently enrolled CC students. Stop by today and pick up FREE groceries for the week. 

On a walk-in basis, no appointment is needed!

Services Include

• A wide variety of food items including fresh produce, dairy items, frozen goods, poultry, dry dinner goods, and can items.
• Free Grab and Go snacks.
• Clothing Assistance including business attire for job interviews.
• Baby items like baby food and diapers.
• Household items like pots, pans, plates, and cups.
• Hygiene items including shower and travel kits.

The CC Marketplace is more than just food it is our one-stop service location for other basic needs. Visit us today!

Located in the Student Center at the Ridgecrest/IWV campus.

Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

For questions please call (760) 384-6370

Unable to make it, no worries. Look for one of our Free Grab-and-Go Snacks available around campus.

Our Other Campus CC Marketplaces

Our Staff

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Lorena Moreno	Program Coordinator, Basic Needs	lorena.moreno@cerrocoso.edu	(760) 384-6370
Brandon Donohue	Student Worker	brandon.donohue2005@email.cerrocoso.edu	(760) 384-6370
Whitney Smith	Student Worker	whitney.bridgman2889@email.cerrocoso.edu	(760) 384-6370
Tanickia Walker	Student Worker	tanickia.walker1007@email.cerrocoso.edu	(760) 384-6370

How can I help?

Donate Money

Monetary donations can be made to CC Marketplace through the Cerro Coso Community College (CCCC) Foundation. The CCCC Foundation has established a new fund to collect donations that will allow us to create and sustain campus food pantries at all CCCC campuses.

For Cerro Coso Faculty and Staff Only: If you are interested in providing monetary donations to this fund on an ongoing basis through payroll deduction, please contact Human Resources.

How are donations used?

Food and hygiene products donated to CCCC are used at food drives hosted on all campus sites. Monetary donations are used to purchase food and hygiene products from partnered food banks at a significantly reduced rate. Additional funds will be used to fund a permanent food pantry location on campus.

Are my monetary donations tax deductible?

The Cerro Coso Community College Foundation is a 501(c) (3) organization. All gifts to the foundation qualify for the maximum allowable deduction under the law. Donors should consult their tax counsel to determine the tax deductibility of any gift as it relates to their personal situation.

Donate Food and Goods

Donate non-perishable items and hygiene products:

Donations are accepted year round in the CC Marketplace (located in the Student Center).