Student Support Programs
The Student Support Canvas Community is your one stop shop for BFET, WorkFirst, Benefits
Navigation, SEAG, SSEH, and Opportunity Grant program resources and system messages.
Contact the Student Support Programs general email to join the Canvas and get involved in conversations with your peers at other colleges.
- Economic Justice Alliance Taskforce
- Legislative Executive WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Taskforce (LEWPRO)
- Washington Postsecondary Basic Needs Coalition
- WA Child Care Centers Council
- WA Connection Advisory Committee
Contact
Dylan Jilek
Integrations Coordinator, Student Support Programs
djilek@sbctc.edu
360-704-4327
Jennifer Dellinger
Policy Associate, Student Support Programs
jdellinger@sbctc.edu
360-704-4339
Student Support Programs
Student Support Programs are a community of programs that increase access to education and basic needs for economically disadvantaged youths and adults.
Core Student Support Programs
At SBCTC, the Core Student Support programs are located within the Workforce Education department. They are integrated cross-departmentally with the Integrated Student Support programs below.
The Basic Food, Employment and Training (BFET) program supports Basic Food (SNAP) recipients who are not receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
WorkFirst is a referral-based program that supports students receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Services are offered at Washington State community or technical colleges through a partnership with DSHS.
The intent of this program is to implement a free and/or low-cost food program for students with low incomes. Four community and technical colleges were chosen to participate in this three-year pilot program.
The Benefits Navigation Program connects students enrolled at Washington’s community or technical colleges with basic needs resources. Benefits Navigators are a single point of contact for students to access resources such as working connections childcare, basic food enrollment, housing supports, and more.
Integrated Student Support Programs
At SBCTC, the Integrated Student Support Programs are located within the Student Services Department. They are integrated cross-departmentally with the Core Student Support Programs.
The Student Emergency Assistance Grant Program (SEAG) allows community and technical colleges to provide monetary assistance to students experiencing unforeseen emergencies or situations that affect the student’s ability to remain enrolled in their classes.
The Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness Program (SSEH) helps students experiencing homelessness and/or who were in foster care when they graduated high school.
The Opportunity Grant Program helps low-income students complete up to one year of college and a certificate in a high-wage, high-demand career.
The Mental Health Counseling and Services Pilot Program is intended to increase mental health counseling and services for community and technical college students, and to expand the use of best practices that positively impact student mental health and improve student success at our colleges.
