Safe Horizons
Non-profit organization offers information, resources, and referrals for dating violence, homelessness, sexual abuse, and other issues affecting youth. 24-hour hotline for dating/domestic violence: (800) 621-4673
A Program that Provides Training and Technical Assistance
Non-profit organization offers information, resources, and referrals for dating violence, homelessness, sexual abuse, and other issues affecting youth. 24-hour hotline for dating/domestic violence: (800) 621-4673
Analyzing data from the sixth annual #RealCollege Survey, conducted at 202 colleges and universities in 42 states in the fall 2020, Hope Center researchers compared students based on whether or not they reported having had COVID. Almost 7 percent of … read more
Sidekick is a collaborative project combining the resources of six programs for CCCs under one, easy-to-use website. Each program is committed to helping you create engaging multimedia content that is accessible to all community college students.
This infographic is a quick, visual way to help teachers and other staff identify students who may be experiencing homelessness, as they connect with them virtually.
Earlier this year, SchoolHouse Connection, Youth Villages, and Juvenile Law Center created an editable toolkit for colleges and universities to help inform decisions to support students with experience with homelessness and foster care during COVID-19. As the semester comes to … read more
The majority of well-paying jobs created since 2010 require some education beyond high school. State legislatures have been actively supporting access and success in post-secondary education for students experiencing homelessness over the past few years. State legislation can provide a … read more
CA Homeless Youth Project partnered with a team of graduate students from Claremont Graduate University and interviewed 20 current and former community college students who experienced housing insecurity across California. The resulting report, Student Resilience in the Face of Challenges … read more
CalFresh is a state program that awards you up to $193 a month for groceries. This website provides a step-by-step online application for students to apply for CalFresh.
Recent research suggests that the combination of high and rising college prices, stagnant family incomes, and increased enrollment of lower-income students leaves many college students struggling to meet their basic needs, including adequate, regular nutrition. This report explores the lived … read more
Resource web page with overview of food insecurity, map links to college food pantries, and recommendations for ensuring everyone has the food to succeed
Resources for undocumented communities during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Topics covered include: Addressing Fear and Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks; Health Access & Guidance Regarding Covid-19; Connecting To Free/Low-Cost Resources; Legal Rights and Supports for Workers; Housing; and … read more
The CalFresh Outreach (CFO) Resource Hub is available to all California College Campus Staff and our Far North Partners providing CalFresh Food application assistance. This collection of resources includes helpful webinars and trainings, eligibility information, documents and templates, our Campus … read more
Community college students face significant mental health needs. To address these needs, community colleges need additional resources to provide students with mental health treatment and prevention services. This publication highlights some of the struggle patterns we are seeing evolve in … read more
Website of the Harvard School of Public Health offers information about nutrition, health, recipes, and preventing diabetes.
This SchoolHouse Connection series is focused on helping youth experiencing homelessness succeed in college. Best practices for supporting these students from institutions across the country are highlighted. These are living documents that will be updated regularly to provide new and … read more
Many institutions of higher education are designating liaisons for students experiencing homelessness. Similar to their counterparts in K-12 education, homeless higher education liaisons support students by connecting them to available resources on and off campus, and by removing barriers to … read more
Many institutions of higher education are designating liaisons for students experiencing homelessness. Similar to their counterparts in K-12 education, homeless higher education liaisons support students by connecting them to available resources on and off campus, and removing barriers to their … read more
This workshop will begin by reviewing important themes that arise in the complex, diverse experiences of our undocumented students, such as those that deal with identity, fear, and coming out. The session will then move on to explore trauma, its … read more
Offers information for providers supporting transition age youth with trauma-informed guiding principles to inform their work. This fact sheet describes transition age youth and their unique experiences and six trauma-informed guiding principles to better support youth in their journey and … read more
Provides veterans with benefits and services. Their Web site includes a wealth of information such as a directory of VAs across the U.S., help for PTSD, descriptions of VA benefits and facts on healthcare. Also includes a blog, which features … read more