Sad news and ways to help
Author: Kari Nugent
Date: 12-10-2025
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A KCC employee, Karen Alvarez-Hunt, is currently facing serious medical issues. She is in the intensive care unit at a local hospital.
Prayers, positive thoughts and any other assistance is appreciated.
At KCC, Karen was a full-time employee for several years in Student Services as transfer coordinator in the late 1990s. She has continued working part-time as an Upward Bound instructor until very recently. She also held a number of other part-time roles over the last 25 years.
Karen's family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. The pages also has additional information about her current condition.