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"We have students living in cars, moving from sofa to sofa, camping in the redwoods behind the College."
The Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship Fund supports CR students who are experiencing homelessness or who are housing insecure. This scholarship provides semester grants so that these students can live in CR's residence halls and have a meal plan in the cafeteria. The goal is to ensure these students have the opportunity to focus on their education rather than on their daily survival.
College of the Redwoods was the first college in the nation to provide on campus housing and meal plans for its students experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.
Nearly half of all community college students are experiencing overwhelming housing challenges: 35% experience ongoing housing insecurity; 15% are homeless; and 56% of community college students face food insecurity.
Wisconsin HOPE Lab and the Association of Community College Trustees
At College of the Redwoods
CR students self-identify as to experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. Our students are living in their cars, moving from sofa to sofa, and have even camped in the redwoods behind the College. A significant number of our students are not getting enough to eat. Our Food Pantries help over one hundred students every week.
Send to:
Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship Fund College of the Redwoods Foundation 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka, CA 95501
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"My father didn’t graduate from high school and used to say ‘don’t be like me’…. And I know if I drop out of school and work full time, I will just keep struggling. I will never get ahead."
- Martha, College of the Redwoods Student
Martha is a student at College of the Redwoods. She applied for financial aid, with help from her high school, and received confirmation of her completed application. But when she arrived at CR she found out her application was incomplete and that it could take months to be resolved.
Listen to Martha's Story:
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Listen to Tammy's Story
"On the nights that I had to camp near school, I would usually stay in the wooded area behind the dorms and then use the shower facilities in the gym in the mornings."
- Tammy, College of the Redwoods Student
"The Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship will change the homelessness narrative in our community and at College of the Redwoods."
- Keith Flamer, President/Superintendent of College of the Redwoods
Criteria for Qualifying
In order to qualify for this scholarship a student must:
§ Answer “Yes” to the question “Are you homeless or experiencing ongoing housing insecurity?”
Criteria for Maintaining
Please contact the Scholarship Office for questions.
Please fill out the above PDF and email it to : scholarships@redwoods.edu
Emily Arents, CNM, RN Wendy Bates David Bazard and Mary Mallahan Sally and John Biggin Vicki and Steve Bradford Joe and Kerry Chartkoff Steve Christianson - 2003 CR alumni Marty & Kim Coelho Butch Conley Larry and Ruth Connolly Dr. Bonnie Deister, Trustee
Michael and Tamara Dennis Aline Faben Keith Flamer Walt and Becky Giacomini Michelle Haggerty Marina and Joe Hash Angelina Hill Nancy R. Ihara Indivisible Ferndale Katie Wendt Manning '77 Carol Mathews, Trustee
Julia Morrison Colleen Mullery, Trustee Open Door Community Health Centers Jennifer Ourique In memory of John and Rose Petrusha The Quist Mazzocoo Family Jesica Rawlings Aaron and Christine Reiher Thawatchai Ronne Dave and Gaby Somerville Monica Sperling Barbara and John Vernon Mike and Beth Woyak
Marty-Coelho@redwoods.edu 707-476-4325Fax: 707-476-4402
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7351 Tompkins Hill RdEureka, CA 95501
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