PCC QUEST Center

Dear friends,

It is with great joy and excitement that we announce the expansion of the former QUEST Center into two distinct spaces that will serve two vital communities. We are thrilled to introduce you to the PCC Pride Center and the PCC Dream Resource Center.

For many of us, the QUEST Center was a home away from home, a safe space where we could be ourselves, connect with others, and find support and resources. It is a place where we built meaningful relationships, shared our stories, and created memories that will last a lifetime.

Now, as the center evolves into two distinct spaces, we invite you to join us in celebrating this exciting new chapter. The PCC Pride Center will serve as a hub for the LGBTQIA+ community, a space where we can come together, celebrate our identities, and advocate for our rights. The PCC Dream Resource Center will provide critical resources and support for undocumented members of our community, a place where we can access the tools we need to thrive and succeed.
We are incredibly proud of the work that has been done to create these new spaces, and we are committed to making them welcoming and inclusive for all who seek refuge and support within their walls. We invite you to join us in this new chapter by following our new Instagram accounts, and , signing up for our new newsletters, and by visiting us in person when the time is right.

As we move forward, we carry with us the memories and the love that we shared at the QUEST Center. We honor the history that we have created together and look forward to the new memories and connections that we will make in our new spaces.

With love and gratitude,
The PCC Pride Center and PCC Dream Resource Center Teams.

The new Pride Center is happy to announce its first event! After listening to the voices of our students we have heard about the struggles many face constantly being dead-named on misgendered. While on campus the center has provided easy access to change your name on school services. That same experience isn't immediately available off campus. 

Join us for an informational workshop where you will learn about the name change process and have the opportunity to legally change your name by the end of the event. This is a multi day event so we encourage you to click the link in our bio to learn more! Our FREE attorneys will also be providing application fee waivers to remove and reduce the cost to change your name. On the final day of the event, as a center, we will all go to the court house and submit our documents as a community!

Registration link in bio!

For anyone who may have missed the QUEST Center town hall event, big changes are coming to the center! Swipe through to learn more and click the link in bio to vote!!

Hello Lancers! ✨

QUEST & PCC'S International Student Center would like to formally invite you to our End of the Year Celebration!
Join us to find out more about the International Student Center and the QUEST Center's resources. We will have live entertainment and provide dinner! Meet the staff and your fellow classmates!
Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm! in the Circadian Room!
This is a fully In-Person event, hope to see you there! ✨

Undocumented and LGBTQ+ Students and Allies, Join us to learn about important updates and institutional changes regarding the QUEST Center at Pasadena City College in our efforts to better serve our student communities and elevate our resources and services.

In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Pasadena City College will be raising the Trans Pride Flag to show support for our community. Join PCC's President, Dr. Erika Endrijonas, and the QUEST Center as we raise the Trans Pride Flag, to commemorate the anniversary of this holiday that started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester.

Join us on November 21st at 12 PM! The event will be held on campus at the mirror pools by the flagpole. There will be food, speeches, and opportunities to meet more allies and community members!.

Join Us for the 1st UndocuChats!
The UndocuChats Peer Support Group is for students who identify as Undocumented, DACAmented, AB540, and/ or living in a mixed status family. In this Safe and Brave space,  you will learn strategies to cope with stress, anxiety, and more. Come build community in this confidential space geared toward students. Join us at 12pm TODAY 10/24/2022  in R422! There will be snacks and drinks provided! 🦋✨

Hello friends! Join us for food, trivia, and festivities as we celebrate our LGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty! This LGBT+ Mixer event is a collaboration with the Cross Cultural Center, Q***r Alliance and The QUEST Center. If you want to meet new people on canvas and get connected with your community, meet us at the Center for the Arts North Courtyard (Between the V and CA building) at noon on November 17th! Registration link in bio!

Hello Lancers 🦋✨
Slide through for the most recent info on the DACA Update.. 10/07/2022

Hey QUEST! We'd like to formally invite you to our QUEST Mixer! Join us to find out more about the QUEST Center!
Come meet the staff and your fellow classmates! Grab a bite to eat and build community! Look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 @ 11:30am-1:30pm!This is a fully In-Person event. Registration Link in Bio! ✨🌈🦋

Mark your calendars for this years Undocumented Student Action Week! Join the QUEST Center from October 17-21 for a series of daily events on-campus designed to raise awareness about the challenges undocumented students continue to face and discuss solutions that support YOUR educational dreams. In theses events you will learn about current changes being made to DACA, how to become an entrepreneur, financial literacy to excel in college and more! We invite you to register for each event to experience the support you have right here on campus. Registration is now open!

ALL LINKS IN BIO!

¡Marque sus calendarios para la Semana de Acción de Estudiantes Indocumentados de este año! Únase al Centro QUEST del 17 al 21 de octubre para una serie de eventos diarios en el campus diseñados para crear conciencia sobre los desafíos que los estudiantes indocumentados continúan enfrentando y discutir soluciones que respalden SUS sueños educativos. ¡En estos eventos, aprenderá sobre los cambios actuales que se están realizando en DACA, cómo convertirse en empresario, educación financiera para sobresalir en la universidad y más! Lo invitamos a registrarse en cada evento para experimentar el apoyo que tiene aquí en el campus. ¡La inscripción ya está abierta!

TODOS LOS LINKS EN BIO!

Learn about how to become an undocumented entrepreneur and the process to obtain a professional business license in CA. Join us to receive a professional and free headshot to elevate your online presence or portfolio.

PLEASE COME PHOTO READY FOR YOUR FREE PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT!!! LINK IN BIO

Join QUEST to paint and decorate your own pot while learning tips on personal and academic growth. All participants will receive their very own mini succulent plant to take home and pair with their personally decorated pot. Refreshments, Supplies and Materials provided. Limited space, so please RSVP. In person Only. LINK IN BIO

This popular LGBT event is ready to start for FALL semester starting this Thursday! For those of you who are new to the center. Having a safe space on campus is always important. Our support group for LGBTQIA+ students allow our community to come together and talk about shared-experiences while uplifting each other's spirits. These exciting, activity filled sessions are student run and support by our PCC q***r clinician. Expect to get to know your community, engage in deep conversations about the LGBT experience, and find support to grow!

Join us in IT-224 every Thursday ! Don’t forget to turn on notifications! 🌈

Starting TOMORROW we will be having our first LavenderQ chat of the semester! Swing by to get to know the QUEST Center staff and grab a bite to eat!

When: Every Thursday starting September 22nd at
Where: IT-224

For those of you who are new to the center, having a safe space on campus is always important. 
Our support group for LGBTQIA+ students allows you to build community, share common experiences, and have open discussions about sexual orientation, gender, and so much more!  

These exciting, activity filled sessions are facilitated by our PCC Q***r clinician, staff, and students. Expect to get to know your community, engage in deep conversations about the LGBTQ+ experience, and find support to grow! Hope to see you tomorrow! 🌈💜

Get your art on! Enjoy some chilled beverages and create colorful masterpieces. You may contribute your artwork added to the QUEST Center's growing collection of student work OR take it home for your own enjoyment! LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER.

Date: Wednesday, June 29th
Time: 12 - 2PM
Location: QUEST Center (R-422)

Attendees will have a chance to win a $20 Gift Card for those who attend!

This event will offer you with the chance to design and make your own pronoun buttons! You'll also have the opportunity to learn about the many pronouns that help make up our rainbow community. LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER.

Date: Thursday, June 23rd
Time 12 - 1:30PM
Location: QUEST Center (R-422)

Join us for an outdoor event filled with games, fun and good vibes. This event will have oversized jenga, bocce, board games and more. Come get to know other LGBTQ+ students on campus! LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER.

Date: Thursday, June 16th
Time: 12 - 1PM
Location: Center of the Arts (CA) North Courtyard

Attendees will have a chance to win a Starbucks gift card!

Come join us to enjoy snacks and a LGBT film! We will be screening the Netflix hit “Disclosure”! LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER

Summary: DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood’s most beloved moments. Grappling with films like A Florida Enchantment (1914), Dog Day Afternoon, The Crying Game, and Boys Don’t Cry, and with shows like The Jeffersons, The L-Word, and Pose, they trace a history that is at once dehumanizing, yet also evolving, complex, and sometimes humorous.

Date: Thursday, June 9th
Time: 12 - 2PM
Location: QUEST Center (R-422)

Are you interested in a chance to win books centered around immigrant lives and immigrant rights?

✨JOIN OUR BOOK RAFFLE -- complete the survey!✨

🔗 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCCCARECEN

(winners announced on MAY 30th).

The PCC bookstore has kindly donated copies of Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and A Dream Called Home by our very own PCC Alum, Reyna Grande!

About the books:
“When Reyna Grande was nine-years-old, she walked across the US–Mexico border in search of a home, desperate to be reunited with the parents who had left her behind years before for a better life in the City of Angels…”

“As the daughter of Korean immigrants, Cathy Park Hong grew up steeped in shame, suspicion, and melancholy. She would later understand that these “minor feelings” occur when American optimism contradicts your own reality…”

This week we celebrated our Undoc/DACAmented, AB540, & mixed-status family students! Congratulations Grads ✨🦋We wish you the best on the next step in your journey and know that you can always count on the QUEST team for support!

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Exciting Announcement! CARECEN has received DNAF funding!! This funding is exclusively for DACA renewals and Naturalization fees. Make an appointment with us via our link tree to receive funding! 📣🥳

Know Your Rights!
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Register today to learn about legal permanent residency (green cards) on April 27th in room R-422.

CARECEN offers free immigration legal services to PCC students, staff, and faculty -- our "PoliTalks" in The Quest Center occur every month. ✨🌈🦋

Registration: https://bit.ly/CARECENPOLI

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ATTENTION RESCHEDULED!!
Come join us TONIGHT from 3:30-6pm for a fun movie night with friends! We will be screening Moonfall! An action packed end of the world movie starring Halle Berry. So sit back, relax and enjoy some free snacks.

Registration Link In Bio!

✨Join us and the CARECEN College Legal Services team to learn about immigration options and resources for survivors of violence. You are not alone! This webinar will be held April 14, 2022 from 12:00-1:00pm via zoom.

Register: bit.ly/Carecen0414

Know Your Rights!
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Register today to learn about legal options for families and work permits on March 29th from 3-4pm in room R-422.✨

CARECEN offers free immigration legal services to PCC students, staff, and faculty -- our "PoliTalks" in The Quest Center will occur every month. Stay tuned! LINK IN BIO 🔗