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HEERF Today, Gone Tomorrow: In the Rush to Spend HEERF Dollars, Colleges Expand Financial Support for Students
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Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2021
The three pandemic relief bills passed by Congress since March 2020 collectively provide about $75 billion for U.S. colleges--as well as the students they serve. The legislation has brought three waves of funding to community colleges, known as Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) I, HEERF II, and HEERF III. Colleges must spend a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Aid
Higher Education Case Management amid COVID-19: Toward Holistic Student Self-Assessment to Allocate Emergency Resources on Campus
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Black, Lisa; Taylor, Z. W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Although case management in higher education is a relatively new phenomenon, the challenges presented by COVID-19 have forced many institutions to deliver emergency services in an extremely rapid fashion and adopt case management strategies to serve students in crisis. This case study shares how one large community college system developed a…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
A Snapshot of Financial Aid Practice during COVID-19
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McKinnon-Crowley, Saralyn – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had a far-reaching impact on community colleges. When many campuses closed, students lost the academic and other resources available to them, including financial aid offices. Financial aid provides a crucial source of funding for low- and middle-income students attending community colleges. How has financial aid practice…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Community Colleges, School Closing
Food, Internet, and Shelter: What Emergency Services Did Community College Students Prioritize during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
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Black, Lisa; Taylor, Zachary – Community College Enterprise, 2021
Although emergency aid programs have existed on community college campuses for years, no extant research has articulated which emergency resources students apply for and how students prioritize these resources against others (e.g., food needs compared to housing needs). To better understand student emergency aid needs shortly after the World…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Internet, Housing
Connecting Community College Students to SNAP: Lessons from States That Have Expanded SNAP Access and Minimized the "Work for Food" Requirement
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Burnside, Ashley; Gilkesson, Parker; Baker, Patricia – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2021
Food insecurity among low income students has increased during COVID-19, and could persist for months or years for students saddled with educational debt or facing uncertain unemployment. Access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for children has a proven effect on reducing childhood food insecurity, and when students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Digital Divide: How Technology Access Impacts Community Colleges across the United States during a Pandemic
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Bray, Jacob B. – Association of Community College Trustees, 2021
"Digital Divide: How Technology Access Impacts Community Colleges Across the United States During a Pandemic" looks at the current state of the digital divide in the United States and how it is affecting community college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders at community colleges in Spokane, Washington, Los Angeles, California,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers