SUNY Niagara Basic Needs Information
SUNY Adds Liaisons for Homeless Students
In a coordinated effort with SUNY, SUNY Niagara has named Robert McKeown as the SUNY Homeless Liaison to help address student housing insecurities. McKeown along with Hannah Barner from the SUNY Niagara Wellness Center, and Christian Salvati from the SUNY Niagara Housing Village will collaborate on this effort to help SUNY Niagara students in need. Expanding access to vital supports for basic needs is particularly relevant to our students. We serve thousands of students each year and many of these students, are first-generation college students, immigrants, parenting students, and from working-class families. SUNY created the Homeless Liaison program to provide students with assistance finding adequate resources and support. Please see the list of resources below for more information or if you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss resources and support, please contact us anytime. For more information please click on her link below: https://www.niagaracounty.com/departments/s-z/social_services/housing___homeless_services.php#outer-212SUNY Niagara Contact
SUNY Niagara Contact: Robert McKeown mckeown@niagaracc.suny.edu Niagara County Homeless Services online or by phone at: https://www.niagaracounty.com/departments/s-z/social_services/housing___homeless_services.php Niagara County Homeless Services…(716) 278-8400Campus Pantry
The SUNY Niagara Student Campus Pantry was originally established in fall 2016. It was developed to distribute quality and nutritious food to SUNY Niagara students. The campus pantry offers non-perishable and perishable items such as dairy, produce, and meat. It also works to raise awareness surrounding hunger issues and food insecurity, especially experienced by low-income college students. In addition, it encourages student engagement in turn fostering a sense of community and service to peers on campus. Summer 2023 Hours of Operation:- Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location:G-242.
Personal Counseling
It is the mission of the SUNY Niagara Wellness Center Personal Counselors to provide free and confidential counseling services to students in a safe, friendly environment and to work towards improving the mental health of students with the overall goal of improving their personal, academic, and overall functioning. Counseling services include short term individual therapy, group therapy, educational workshops, consultation services, crisis intervention, and referral services. All aspects of counseling are strength based as Counselors work collaboratively with students, staff and community services to provide solution focused therapy to enhance the quality of student life. We are dedicated to empowering students to make informed, positive lifestyle choices, to take responsibility for self-care, and to achieve optimal levels of wellness in order to reach their full academic potential. It is normal for college students to have some personal doubts and to experience personal problems and challenges. Licensed Counselors in the SUNY Niagara Wellness Center provide confidential short term personal counseling at no cost to SUNY Niagara students. Counselors work with students to help them understand and explore how their feelings and thoughts influence their choices, decisions, and actions. Our Counselors help students to develop more effective coping and problem-solving skills and to help improve overall functioning. Personal Counseling at SUNY Niagara is designed to be short term, however if more intensive services are deemed necessary, a referral will be made to appropriate community agencies.Counseling Services offered include:
- Educational Workshops:Varied throughout the semester. Please contact the Wellness Center for more information.
- Consultation Services:Provided for SUNY Niagara faculty, staff, and students in regard to SUNY Niagara students.
- Crisis-Intervention/Emergency Sessions:Offered on an as-needed basis throughout the academic year.
- Group Therapy:Available per request to the Wellness Center Counselors. Contact the Wellness Center for more information.
- Referral Services:Appropriate referrals to community agencies will be made as necessary.
- Short-Term Individual Therapy:Currently enrolled students (part or full time) are eligible for 4 – 5 sessions per semester. (Extension of the number of sessions is at the discretion of the Counselor). Sessions typically run 45-50 minutes.