Sinclair Community College receives grant from U.S. Department of Education
The grant will fund the establishment of the Student Resilience Center, which will assist students with material needs like food as well as mental health support.
The US Department of Education has awarded Sinclair Community College with a $900,000 grant via its Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program to establish a Student Resilience Center at the college. The USDOE grant program seeks to help community colleges better address the basic needs of students to improve student success rates. Sinclair Community College will use the funding to address its students’ food insecurity and mental health.
According to an article on Sinclair Community College’s website, Dr. Lorrie Spivey, PsyD, NCC, LPC, who serves as the Manager of Accessibility Services, was quoted as saying, “As Program Director of the project, I am elated that Sinclair has been chosen as an awardee of the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students U.S. Department of Education grant. In alignment with Sinclair's mission, this grant will enable us to expand upon current services and address the essential needs of our students, while empowering them through resilience and building opportunities.”
The grant term lasts for three years and will give Sinclair Community College the ability to better address its students needs, including increasing resource allocation for those in need of food, providing advocacy assistance, counseling, and referrals to outside mental health resources.
Staff will also be trained to better determine the needs of students earlier, increasing students’ overall success.
For more information about Sinclair Community College, visit the school’s website.