[Chall_20-21] Resources and Support

[Estella Acuna]

Resources and Support
Please take a few moments to review the various resources on and **off campus we have outlined in the email below. We wish you much success and are here to support you along the way, you are not alone.

Legal Services:
UC Immigrant Legal Services Center
https://usp.ucr.edu/UCILSC
The University of California Immigrant Legal Services Center serves the immigration-related legal needs of undocumented, immigrant students and students in mixed status families in the University of California system. They provide, free of charge, the legal assistance to you and your immediate family members.

If you wish to make an appointment to renew your DACA please click here for instructions.  <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BjgZr1HnZGTniWCpjdPwEPm8L288Jhs-H-4FibeB77w/edit?usp=sharing>
If you wish to make an appointment with the immigration attorney please email ana.coria at ucr.edu<mailto:ana.coria at ucr.edu> from your UCR email and request the attorney’s appointment link.

ASUCR Legal Services
https://asucr.ucr.edu/services/legal
ASUCR works with volunteer attorneys to provide free legal services to registered undergraduate students at UC Riverside. Our attorneys do not provide formal legal representation but rather education and self-help services to assist and help students to solve problems.

**Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association (IELLA)
https://iella.org/
IELLA provides assistance in the following legal areas: Divorces / Legal Separations / Annulments * Custody / Visitation Child support * Spousal support * Modifications to Child / Spousal support Modifications to Child Custody / Visitation * Establishing Paternity
Restraining Orders * (Domestic Violence & Civil) Landlord / Tenant (Dispute Resolution & Eviction Defense) * Limited Civil Answers (Debt collection actions) * Wage Garnishments (Enforce Unpaid Child / Spousal Support) (Stop Wage Garnishment due to Hardship)

Landlord / Tenant (Dispute Resolution & Eviction Defense) * Limited Civil Answers (Debt

**Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. (ICLS)
https://www.inlandlegal.org/
Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. (ICLS) was established in 1958. Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing legal services to low-income persons residing in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.



Scholarships/Grants/Funding Resources
In need of a laptop for Winter quarter? Check out UCR’s Loan2Learn Program! 💻
Click here<https://ucr.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=87affb8b0d659e09e7a87a00d&id=898ddacc5f&e=a893b55e15> to learn more and fill out an application!

Experiencing food insecurity? Make an appointment with R’Pantry! 🍎
Click here<https://ucr.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=87affb8b0d659e09e7a87a00d&id=465a7c6718&e=a893b55e15> to learn more about their services and how to make an appointment!

CSP Book Loan Program (Winter quarter)
If we have the textbook you need, you may borrow it from our lending library, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LvshUqOKF6raqq9FiFvIfzGD1YBltYWXF1gh9s8mf4E/edit?ts=5db0a2a2#gid=0. If we don’t have it, and you are selected for the book loan, you will receive an award up to $150 for the cost to cover some of your textbook(s).

You may list up to 3 textbooks or the number of books equal to $150; if selected as a recipient CSP will purchase books from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble and have them mailed to your address or an Amazon Locker near you. Additionally, all textbooks from the book scholarship should be returned to Chicano Student Program’s Lending Library at the end of the quarter/course. We have limited funding and will offer this service once per quarter.

Eligibility:

  *   Complete the Book Loan application
  *   Submit personal statement (included on application form)
  *   Demonstrate financial need/hardship
  *   Must be a current UCR student (priority to undocumented students, student parents, and formally incarcerated students)

**Riverside Mutual Aid
https://www.riversidemutualaid.com/
We are a group of UCR alumni/students, workers, neighbors and community members organizing a mutual aid fund, resource sharing and neighborhood support activities. We coordinate food & supply drop offs, prescription pickups, resource-sharing and other community support activities, with a prioritization of vulnerable populations.

**Riverside County Rental Assistance Program
Renters in the County of Riverside who meet the eligibility requirements may receive one-time rental assistance under the United Lift Rental Assistance Program. Review the FAQ at www.unitedlift.org<http://www.unitedlift.org> for a more detailed description of eligibility. This application will allow you to upload your eligibility documentation


Services/Departments:

These offices are available to assist you with physical and mental health services, and accessing basic needs including food and housing.


Ethnic and Gender Centers

The Ethnic & Gender Centers<https://www.ucr.edu/students/ethnic_gender.html> are open to every UCR student. They create multiple opportunities for students to safely and positively engage in cultural growth and development, and to build the skills needed to lead in our campus and global community.



Connect with the Ethnic & Gender Centers for:

  *   Advising, counseling and crisis intervention
  *   Educational and awareness programming
  *   Peer support
  *   Assessment and enrichment of campus climate
  *   Collaborative programming with colleagues, departments and faculty
  *   Community outreach and involvement
  *   Student leadership development


Basic Needs Support (Grocery Support, Economic Crisis Response Team, & Housing Insecurity Assistance through The Well)
rpantry at ucr.edu<mailto:rpantry at ucr.edu> | basicneeds at ucr.edu<mailto:basicneeds at ucr.edu> | rpantry.ucr.edu<https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/rpantry>
Schedule an Appointment<https://rpantry.youcanbook.me/> | Basic Needs Assistance<https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/resources>

The Well is distributing bags of groceries and grocery store gift cards by appointment only. Please schedule an appointment online<https://rpantry.youcanbook.me/>.



Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE)
(951) 827-6225 | advocate at ucr.edu<mailto:advocate at ucr.edu> | care.ucr.edu<http://care.ucr.edu/>
CARE staff is available to those via phone and email, and is offering Zoom appointments for students in need of advocacy services and support for sexual assault, relationship violence, or stalking. Please visit the website<https://care.ucr.edu/get-help/make-an-appointment> to schedule an appointment.



Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
(951) 827-5531 | counseling.ucr.edu<https://counseling.ucr.edu/>
CAPS is offering mental health services via TeleMental Health. Please call to schedule an appointment.



Student Affairs Case Management
Case Management: (951) 827-5000
Respondent Services: (951) 827-9359
casemanager at ucr.edu<mailto:casemanager at ucr.edu> | casemanagement.ucr.edu<https://casemanagement.ucr.edu/>

Case Management staff is offering Zoom appointments for students dealing with mental health, academic, relationship, food insecurity, and other stressful crises. Please call or email to schedule an appointment.


Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC)
sdrc.ucr.edu<https://sdrc.ucr.edu/> | COVID-19 Response<https://sdrc.ucr.edu/covid-19>
SDRC staff is scheduling phone and Zoom appointments with students permanent or temporary disabilities in need of accommodations. Please visit the COVID-19 Response page<https://sdrc.ucr.edu/covid-19> for details on scheduling an appointment.

Student Health Services
(951) 827-3031 | studenthealth.ucr.edu<https://studenthealth.ucr.edu/>
Student Health Services is offering in-person services and video consultations by appointment only. Please call to be screened and triaged by a nurse or staff member, and to schedule an appointment.

Start the quarter off right by visiting the Academic Resource Center!
If you need tutoring or extra help for any of your classes or placement exams, the ARC offers peer-to-peer as well as staff mentoring.
https://arc.ucr.edu/

Need to get on campus? Here are the updated transportation and parking services
https://transportation.ucr.edu/

UCR COVID-19
Want UCR COVID-19 updates?
https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus


ESTELLA ACUÑA
Preferred Pronouns:she/her/hers/ella<https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her>
Director, Chicano Student Programs
University of California, Riverside
Hispanic Serving Institution
900 University Ave. | 145 Costo Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (951) 827-3822 | Email: estella.acuna at ucr.edu<mailto:estella.acuna at ucr.edu>
Web: csp.ucr.edu | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/chicanostudentprograms/> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/csp_ucr/>

 ¡Si Se Puede!

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