Beaver Cares
Basic Needs Center
American River College is pleased to announce the first ever Basic Needs Center on Campus in the Welcome and Support Center. The Beaver Cares Basic Needs Center offers a wide range of services including Food Assistance, Housing Resources, and more! The Beaver Cares team believes that any barrier to success that a student is experiencing is a “basic need” and we strive to address them all in-house or by referral.
Many students face various issues. In order to be intentional in meeting the basic needs of our students, The Beaver Cares Program provides one central location for our students in need. Due to remote operations many Beaver Cares services have been limited to community referrals.
Beaver Cares covers a number of services:
These services can be viewed on the Beaver Cares: Services and Resources webpage.
Virtual Office Hours only - December 20th and 22nd
Closed December 24th through January 3rd
Beaver Cares Calendar, and Events
Many students experience homeless or unsafe housing conditions. To meet this need, and by the gift of gracious donors, we offer a short-term hotel voucher system and then additional support to help students secure long-term housing.
Housing Insecure Student Referral Form
What Students Have to Say:
“We did not notice the fire that started in the back field of our townhome until it was burning through our fence. I grabbed my kids, car keys and ran out the door, with nothing else. While everything in our townhome was destroyed, we are so grateful that we got out safely and so did my neighbors.” Thank you for the hotel vouchers they helped us in a time of disaster, and gave us the ability to search for a home again while having a safe place to stay.”
- ARC student | Business & Accounting major
Your donation will help ARC students face their toughest challenges.
Contact
Dean:
Eric Handy
Administrative Assistant:
Bettie Harris
Supervisor:
Valerie Adger -
adgerv@arc.losrios.edu
916-484-8821
Specialist:
Martin Tellez -
tellezM@arc.losrios.edu
Student Personel Assistant:
George Hillman -
hillmaG@arc.losrios.edu
CalFresh Assistance e-mail:
ARCcalfreshoutreach@arc.losrios.edu
Beaver Cares e-mail:
arcbeavercares@arc.losrios.edu
phone number: 916-484-8957
Hours
On-Campus Center Office Hours:
Tuesday through Thursday
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday
12:00pm - 3:00 pm
Virtual Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00 am -5:00 pm
Location
Resources for Undocumented Students
The State Chancellor’s Office along with the Foundation for California Community Colleges have compiled resources for undocumented students during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.