NVC学生倡导 & 资源中心 Serves Several Thousand Students

The 西北维斯塔学院 Student Advocacy & 资源中心 has relocated to the first floor of Pecan Hall and recently expanded services to help several thousand NVC students manage the challenges of attending college.

Students get help with emergency student aid, 基本需求——比如食物, 住房, and childcare costs - and individual and group mental health counseling at no cost.

根据NVC学生倡导组织 & 资源中心 Director Lisa Black, “In the Fall 2023 semester we were able to help 27 students avoid eviction.”

在同一个术语里, 我们的GrabNGo站服务2人,762 unduplicated students in more 27,000 visits for food items such as a ramen bowl with toppings, 零食, 和饮料. And The Store served almost 1,050 students with groceries,” said Black.

As reported by Higher Learning Advocates, “Basic needs insecurity adversely affects students’ well-being, as well as their college persistence and completion.” Along with those findings, come lower student graduation rates.

Even with financial aid, grants, and student loans, students still face food insecurity. The 圣安东尼奥 Food Bank website states that 38 % of students at two-year colleges experience hunger. With last year’s end of the temporary increase in SNAP benefits due to the pandemic, 这个数字可能更高, especially for students with children.

“We know students often are faced with trying to stay in their classes or quit to take care of basic items, 比如寻找下一顿饭,NVC总裁艾米·博斯利说. “The Advocacy Center now makes it easier for students to complete and graduate.”

学生倡导 & 资源中心 is now located in the first floor of Pecan Hall, 哪个把中心增加到10,710 square feet – over nine times its previous size.

新地点包括:

The Store – a food pantry for students to get groceries and hygiene products;
GrabNGo – a daily snack program where students can pick up a hearty snack and drink;
Health and Wellness – a center with personal items like feminine products, condoms, and masks;
Boutique Morado – a clothes 关闭t which provides gently used clothing;
Sensory Safe Space – a safe and calming place for students on the spectrum or those struggling with anxiety or depression; and
心理健康和咨询.

联系人:
丽莎•麦克丹尼尔
Strategic Communications Coordinator
电子邮件: nvc-news@belascoelectric.net