Tag: Student help

Community

Elevate 361 benefits young adults in Nueces County

Lola Ponce

Elevate 361 acts as a life coach for at-risk 16- to 24-year-olds in the Nueces County area. “Elevate 361 was created to help opportunity youths who fall through the cracks of the system and to elevate them,” said Kimberly Head, the center’s director, stating she uses the term “opportunity youths” to describe young adults and or at-risk youths. Elevate 361 is used as a hub to help with young adults struggling with homelessness, joblessness, school, drugs, etc. With the help of partners such as Workforce Solutions, Crossroads and many others, the location houses many representatives to connect them to the…

Campus

Emergency Aid for DMC students

Lola Ponce

Del Mar distributed $104,500 in emergency aid to 340 students in 2023, according to Associate Vice President of Development Matthew Busby. With a recent change to the program, that number is expected to jump this year. Initially students applying for Emergency Aid needed minimum cumulative grade point average, or GPA, of 2.0 to 2.5. This has been removed. Now students, both new and returning, have the chance to apply and receive funds on a case-by-case basis. “We know students face crises that are unexpected, and, in that moment, they don’t have time to wait for FASFA. They need a quick…