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Since May 2017, FRESH has served the Chabot community’s needs around food. However, from the beginning, we have held the enduring vision of a Life Pantry program to meet students’ needs even more comprehensively, and to address other issues that affect students’ success in school.

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A transformational summer welcome program for newly admitted students of African descent.
- earn college credit (transferable)
- connect with Chabot staff and faculty
- build relationships with other students
- FREE to all newly admitted students

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In late 2018 Umoja student Leaders had been using this designated space to hold study groups and study hall, and to just hang out.  They decided that they deserved to have a space that was created for and by them.  In February of 2019 they went to the Facilities Committee and Petitioned for the BCRC to be recognized as a space and it was rejected.  After the George Floyd Murder, the Umoja student leaders decided that this was the opportunity to secure the space they had previously sought after and were denied.  They included the request for this space in their list of Demands, and the President granted them the space.
Once the Pandemic was over, they BCRC became the central location housing all of the efforts around supporting black student success.

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Dr Jeanne Wilson, Dean of Special Programs at Chabot, and a small team of Faculty and Staff founded BEC in 2017 in an effort to unify the work and support of Black Students Success on Chabot's campus.  BEC was a subgroup of Black Educator's Association(BEA).  They were responsible for hosting the Black Scholars Family Night, and The Black Graduation Celebration.

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Black Excellence Collective 10 x 10  Coalition (2020)

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Black Excellence Collective 10 x 10  Coalition (2020)

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During the Pandemic, right after the George Floyd murder, Chabot's President requested Umoja Black student leaders to share their struggles and plight as a student at Chabot at the Schoolwide Townhall meeting. As the students planned to share their experiences, they saw this as an opportunity to exercise their authority as students and created a list of Demands of the college. The 10X10 was created as a direct response to the List of Demands. It became know as the year of the Black Student.

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My Sister's Keeper (MSK) is a leadership development/support group for young African-American Queens. We are a sisterhood of educated women that meets weekly in a loving space, to inspire, empower and encourage Black women to recognize their individual and unique differences; while appreciating commonalities that create a sisterhood and lifelong bonds.

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The Striving Black Brothers Coalition (SBBC) provides a safe environment for African American males to address life issues that may hinder academic success through faculty and peer mentorship and connection to campus services focusing on: personal development, academic excellence, mentoring, and community services. Through these components, SBBC strives to foster a sense of inclusiveness and belonging, increased academic engagement and ultimately, academic excellence among its members.

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Founded By Dr Carolyn Greene and Ruth Self, using the same model as Puente Program, they created a program helping to close achievement gap for African American Students

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Umoja, once known as Daraja Project at the time, was one of 40+ programs in the state of California and Washington supporting Black Student Success. Coordinators throughout the state gathered for an annual retreat to discuss how to unify their efforts and strategize for the future. What came from it was every program would change their name to Umoja, so that whatever campus someone was on they would be able to find the program serving Black Student Success.

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Director of Student Equity - Saleem Gilmore, Student Resources Program Manager - Stefanie Montouth, CalFRESH Outreach Specialist - Muna Taqi-Eddin

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The Student Equity Office (SEO) seeks to counter barriers to academic and personal success by addressing food and housing insecurity while supporting the immediate academic needs of students that need transportation, parkling, and text book purchaes. Our office seeks to be a transformative change agent in promoting a vibrant campus culture that supports the values of diversity, equity, and social justice.

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Chabot College hires first Black President (2023)

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Chabot College hires first Black President (2023)