Health & Wellness Resources

These health and wellness resources are an extensive, curated collection of tools and resources. The library includes external resources as well as resources that were developed under CCC Health & Wellness or submitted by the colleges. Search by keyword, topic, and/or audience.

College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA)

CUFBA was created to support existing and new campus food banks and pantries. They provide a food pantry startup toolkit, fundraising toolkit, and more.

Source: Temple University

Connecting Students to the Homelessness Response System & Addressing Housing Instability: 10 Practical Strategies for California Institutions of Post-Secondary Education

This publication outlines ten strategies campuses can adopt to connect their students experiencing homelessness to the local homelessness response system, and support their homeless students on campus.

Source: John Burton Advocates for Youth

Covered California

Covered California is where Californians can get brand-name health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sponsored by Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services.

Source: California Department of Health Care Services

COVID Coach App

Free app designed to provide coping tools and support resources to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government-developed (US Department of Veterans Affairs).

Source: US Dept. of Veterans Affairs

COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Californians

Compiled by CIYJA staff, the resource guide includes general information on COVID-19, statewide resources, and regional resources.

Source: California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance

DACA Decision and What it Means for Higher Education

Experts from the I, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and the Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD) will share more the about the Supreme Court decision, its impact on DACA recipients, next steps recipients can take in light of the decision, and … read more

Source: Foundation for California Community Colleges

Data on Youth Homelessness in California

This data dashboard provides insights on youth experiencing homelessness in California. It includes data about students, families, and beds dedicated to youth experiencing homelessness.

Source: California Research Bureau

Deep Poverty Initiative Challenge

The APA Deep Poverty Initiative establishes ongoing collaboration between psychological science and the public and private sectors through advocacy efforts, user-friendly science-based resources and partnerships to effect population-level change. APA produced five videos to support critical thinking about deep poverty, … read more

Source: American Psychological Association

Disabled American Veterans

Non-profit organization that offers community outreach services and advocacy for disabled veterans.

Source: DAV

Disrupting Food Insecurity

Urban.org created a Data dashboard by county with 2017 date on food insecurity and other data points of relevance to California’s community colleges. This dashboard equips counties with data about their food insecurity levels and related risk factors, identifies cross-cutting … read more

Source: Urban.org

District Approaches to Supports and Funding for Students Experiencing Homelessness

A space for students to connect with one another to strengthen their well-being and support network across the state of California.

Source: Learning Policy Institute

Early Alert Priority Pass

This one-page referral form was developed to help connect students to needed services on campus across a variety of departments.

Source: Butte College

Editable “Know Your Rights” Flyers

“Know Your Rights” flyers can help get the word out about the rights of students experiencing homelessness, while also helping parents and youth understand how sharing their situation can increase access to and stability in school. SchoolHouse Connection created simple … read more

Source: SchoolHouse Connection

Emergency Housing, Food, & Financial Resources for Undergraduates at California’s Public Colleges and Universities

CHYP compiled information from the websites of 50 of the state’s 114 California Community College campuses, all 23 California State University campuses, and all 9 University of California campuses. With the aim of empowering undergraduate students experiencing basic needs insecurity, … read more

Source: CHYP

Enhancing College Student Sleep: Programming Strategies That Could Work on Your Campus

PowerPoint presentation and training notes on sleep in college, including strategies for student services to promote better sleeping.

Source: University of St. Thomas

Equity in the Time of Need: Best Practices and Recommendations for California’s College Basic Needs Centers

This webinar will explore best practices and recommendations for the community college sector gleaned from John Burton Advocates for Youth’s (JBAY) year-long community of practice that included seven community college campuses across the state.

Source: JBAY

Exploring Ways to Enhance FAFSA Efficiency Paper Series

CLASP has several new resources that address the challenges facing postsecondary students with low incomes. One is a report we wrote for a series published by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). In the paper, we discuss … read more

Source: CLASP

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