NON -ACADEMIC SUPPORTS
THE CONNECTION TO STUDENT SUCCESS
Student
Basic Needs
BASIC NEEDS
Supporting
Students
Statistics
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Clatsop Community College Snack Stations.
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The Barriers to Student Success
Lack of affordable housing.
Does the student have safe and affordable housing? Are they living in a tent or car?
Transportation
Do students have a reliable way to get to and from school?
Cost of textbooks
Can students afford their textbooks, supplies and codes?
Lack of Healthcare
Does the student have an untreated mental or physical illness due to lack of healthcare?
Food Insecurity
Are students going hungry on and off campus?
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How Can We Help?
We can start by
listening to our students.
On Campus Food Pantries
Lists of local food pantries and the hours of operation
Snack Stations across Campus
Grant or College funding for Snack Stations
Transportation Programs
Bus Passes, Gas cards, other transportation options
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SNACK STATIONS
LOCATED IN PLACES ACROSS CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS CAN GRAB SOMETHING ON THEIR WAY TO CLASS.
On Campus food Pantries
Funded by donations, colleges and grants
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Transportation Assistance
Cab Vouchers or other transportation options
Gas Cards
Bus Passes
Getting to and from class on time
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Housing
Affordable
Home share programs, on campus housing, low income housing lists.
New Housing
Stay up to date on local affordable new housing. Community outreach.
Grants
Grants for emergency housing for students
Shelters
Shelters referral processes
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Community
Resources
Emergency Funds
�Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
This theory focus' on human basic needs. If those basic needs are not met, the other human needs cannot be achieved.
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BASIC NEEDS
THE FOUNDATION OF STUDENT SUCCESS
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IF A STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A SAFE, WARM PLACE TO SLEEP, HOW CAN THEY LEARN?
IF A STUDENT IS HUNGRY WHEN THEY GO TO CLASS, HOW CAN THEY LEARN?
IF A STUDENT CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY THEIR TEXTBOOKS, HOW CAN THEY GET THEIR HOMEWORK DONE?
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REAL STUDENTS, REAL STORIES
A CLOSER LOOK
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MY STORY
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In 2001 I found myself divorced and a single Mom of two young children. I knew that I had to get my degree to be able to bring home a living wage. I went back to school.
I was thrust into a life that I had not planned for. We went to the food bank for the first time in my life. This was a humbling experiencing and one I will never forget.
I had one term left until I got my associates degree. I had to make a decision-quit school so I could put food on the table, buy toothpaste and tampons and gas for my car, or stay in school.
I did what I had to do to provide for my children. I quit school.
For the next few years, I worked numerous jobs at the same time trying to make ends meet.
Then I finally went back to school again, only to have to quit again to get a fulltime job.
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Finally in 2009 I went back to school for the final time. I earned my associates degree, then my bachelors degree. Then before I knew it, I had earned my Masters degree.
I will never forget the feeling of walking onto the stage, in disbelief that I had done it. It took me a long time, but I had done it.
This journey taught me so much. Most of all it taught me that anything is possible. It may not have taken me so long had I had the supports that were needed at the time.
I am now an advocate, for student basic needs here in Oregon.
My children are grown, and both are married and have children of their own.
I am a Nana to 8 amazing grandchildren.
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
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THANK YOU
Katherine Bode, MS
503-338-2531
Kbode@clatopcc.edu
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