Student Parents Resources
Crafton Hills College is here to support you and your family! The resource guide below is for CHC Students with children under the age of 18 and provides information on campus and community resources to meet a variety of needs.
Campus Resources for Student-Parents
The Basic Needs Center team is committed to fostering belonging through a robust model that includes short-term emergency relief and long-term support services addressing students’ basic needs. We define basic needs as a holistic manner that includes food security, housing security, mental health care, technology, and transportation support.
- Contact: Erika Sherman, esherman@mblayst.com or 909-389-3233
- Location: CCR-153
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
California Work Opportunities & Responsibilities to Kids (CalWORKs) helps students who are receiving cash aid from the counties to become independent. CalWORKs provides short-term educational training programs and supportive services to assist eligible students to obtain employment.
- Contact: 909-389-3239 or eops@mblayst.com
- Location: CCR-221
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Child Development Center at Crafton Hills College serves as a campus-based early education program providing both a laboratory setting to CHC students enrolled in child development courses and as a preschool program, with extended care hours, for those children ages 3-5 of students, staff, and the community. Providing demonstration classrooms to the college community, our program offers a model of best practice in the field of early education while providing students learning opportunities through observation and interactions with young children and their families. We strive to be the community’s first choice for an early education program.
- Contact: Heather Stephens, 909-389-3400 or hstephens@mblayst.com
- Location: CDC - Building 2
- Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is here to make sure students disadvantaged by social, economic, educational, or linguistic barriers get the resources they need to enroll and succeed at Crafton Hills College. How? By offering comprehensive academic and support counseling, financial aid and a bevy of other services aimed at keeping students from dropping out and helping them reach their educational and career goals.
- Contact: 909-389-3239 or eops@mblayst.com
- Location: CCR 221 - Building 6
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Health & Wellness Center has a Lactation Room for all nursing mothers. This is a private space where a nursing mother can pump or nurse. We are equipped with a sound machine to create a relaxing environment, a refrigerator, sink, cleaning supplies, table, and comfortable chair. The ability to pump throughout the day allows mothers to keep up their milk supply and enables them to save and take home the nutrient-rich milk they have pumped.
- Contact: 909-389-3272 or healthwellness@mblayst.com
- Location: CCR 221 - Building 7
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Title IX (Pregnant and Parenting Rights)
Community Resources for Student-Parents
The OCAP is funding Parents Anonymous® Inc. to offer the California Parent & Youth Helpline and Online Parent Support Groups to address increased stressors and concerns faced by families, parents, and youth during the current uncertain and troubling times. Parents and youth can call, text, and chat 1-855-4APARENT (1-855-427-2736) for emotional support and referrals in English, Spanish, and other languages, every day from 8am to 8pm. Sign up for the Online Groups at caparentyouthhelpline.org, Other Parents Anonymous resources can be accessed on their website.
Automated Tel: 1-888-942-9675
In-Person Tel: 1-800-852-5770
Email: WIC@cdph.ca.gov
Children and Family Services
412 W. Hospitality Lane, 2nd Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415
State Resources for Student-Parents
The California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) offers support for low-income, working Californians. You may be eligible for up to $3,417 cash back or a reduction of the tax you owe.
If you qualify for CalEITC and have a child under the age of 6, you may also qualify for a refundable tax credit of up to $1000 through the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC)! If you qualify, you may see a reduced tax bill or a bigger refund.
