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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">Hi Joe,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">Similar to what Dave mentioned, we worked to develop a list of resources for our students who are dealing with homelessness & food insecurity.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">I partnered with a couple instructors/classes last year to do a campaign about homelessness & we did a hygiene kit drive and created about 100 kits that we have available for
students who need toiletry items – and our diversity center, workforce education, veterans office, and advisors have them in their offices for students.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">We have partnered with our local YMCA – they have a food stability program and they provide us with small food packs on a regular basis that we can give to students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">We also identified a staff member (who is also part of our CARE team) to serve as a primary point of contact for those students who have been identified as needing homeless/food
insecurity resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">There is a lot more we could/should be doing – so I am interested to hear what others have in place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Erin Blakeney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Dean for Student Success Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:eblakeney@cascadia.edu"><span style="color:#2F5496;text-decoration:none">eblakeney@cascadia.edu</span></a> | 425.352.8534 |
<a href="http://www.cascadia.edu/"><span style="color:#2F5496;text-decoration:none">www.cascadia.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsssc [mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Dave Paul<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 22, 2017 6:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Joe Holliday <jholliday@sbctc.edu>; wsssc@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wsssc] Homeless Students<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Joe,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We’ve worked hard to develop partnerships with community organizations that could provide services to students who might be homeless. We also have an expanded emergency fund program that a student could use
for short-term housing costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Our students are allowed to use the showers in our gym without charge (there is sometimes a misperception that they need to pay the Fitness Center fee to use the showers, but that is not the case).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We do not have discounted meals or a food pantry yet (although we have discussed instituting the latter).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">David M. Paul, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Vice President for Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Skagit Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2405 East College Way Mount Vernon WA, 98273<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(360) 416-7738<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsssc [<a href="mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">mailto:wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Holliday<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 22, 2017 2:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsssc@lists.ctc.edu">wsssc@lists.ctc.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wsssc] Homeless Students<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues: are any of you providing programs or services for homeless students? There is a new bill in the Legislature (Senate Bill 5903) that would – among other things – create a pilot program for two of our colleges to do so. Examples
given in the bill are short-term housing, access to showers and laundry facilities, and discounted meals. I’m interested in knowing if we would be starting from scratch or if some of you are somewhat down this road already.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We need to produce a fiscal note (estimate of cost) by next Monday, so it would be great to hear back from you by then if you have anything to share. Thanks very much.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joe Holliday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1300 Quince St SE, PO Box 42495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Olympia, WA 98504-2495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">360-704-4334
<a href="mailto:jholliday@sbctc.edu">jholliday@sbctc.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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