Resources for Current Students
Cañada College Campus Resources
- Financial Aid for Education
- Health and Wellness Services
- Learning Center/Tutoring
- Promise Scholars Program
- SparkPoint - Financial Education and Food Resources
- Veterans Resource Center
NEW - Rapid Response Hotel Stay Program
The San Mateo County Community College District’s Basic Needs Taskforce (BNTF)** (Housing Insecurity Subcommittee) has launched the Rapid Response Hotel Stay Program to provide short-term emergency housing support for students who do not have safe or stable housing and who would otherwise be unsheltered. Apply here→
Community Resources
- County Services (County Re-entry resources, SMC Connect - community services)
- Housing (San Mateo County Agencies, SMCCD Housing Page)
- Food (SparkPoint food pantry)
- Record Clearance (Root and Rebound, SJSU Record Clearance Project, SLS Community Law Clinic)
- San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission (JJDPC)
- Scholarships and Financial Aid (College is For Everyone: A California Financial Aid Guide for Youth with Juvenile Justice Involvement )
- Work
NEW - Chafee funding (pandemic relief dollars) for non-minor dependents and former foster youth aged 18-26
California is now ready to distribute new Chafee funding (pandemic relief dollars) for non-minor dependents and former foster youth aged 18 to 26 (up to their 27th birthday) in the form of direct cash assistance to eligible young people. These grants have a very low barrier application process for youth. The funds will be delivered through prepaid cards. Click the link above for more information and the link below to apply.
Apply here→ to verify eligibility and apply for funding. DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 3rd