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Strengthening Campus and Community through Community-Based Work-study

Strengthening Campus and Community through Community-Based Work-study. AmeriCorps Best Practices Conference: May 10, 2007. Welcome!. Presenter: Debra Yazulla Sharpe Senior Financial Aid Coordinator Office of Financial Aid. What do you hope to get out of this session?.

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Strengthening Campus and Community through Community-Based Work-study

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  1. Strengthening Campus and Community through Community-Based Work-study AmeriCorps Best Practices Conference: May 10, 2007

  2. Welcome! Presenter: Debra Yazulla Sharpe Senior Financial Aid Coordinator Office of Financial Aid

  3. What do you hope to get out of this session?

  4. Learning objectives: • Federal Community Service Work-study program • Benefits to students, colleges & community • Creating partnerships between school & non-profit community organizations • Challenges • Best practices

  5. Federal Work-Study Background • Multi-purpose “campus-based” financial aid program: • Self-help portion of financial aid award to help make college more affordable • Support students’ academic & professional goals • Provide community service opportunities and develop students’ sense of civic responsibility

  6. Higher Education Act: Community Service Purpose • “…to encourage students receiving Federal student financial assistance to participate in community service activities that will benefit the Nation and engender in the students a sense of social responsibility and commitment to the community.”

  7. Federal Community Service Work-Study Basics • 7% community service requirement • 25% Community partner match • Waiver of match for “America Reads” and “America Counts” • Reduced matching requirement for nonprofits demonstrating high need • Travel & training hours covered by FWS pay

  8. Benefits to Students: • Skill development • Meets financial need • Build a professional network • Career exploration • Develop citizenship skills and habits

  9. Benefits to Universities: • “Real world” experience • Strengthen existing campus/community partnerships • Goodwill—contributing to the well-being of the larger community • Helps in recruiting students

  10. Benefits to Non-Profits: • Affordable, reliable staffing • Student availability • Ability to recruit students with specific skills needed by organization • Students can serve in a variety of roles (administrative/coordination or direct service) • Relationship with the university once established can expand, providing improved access to resources

  11. Partnership • Identify a campus contact: Financial Aid/Student Employment or Community Service Office. • Prepare job description: needed skills/expertise, knowledge/experience gained and impact on students’ future goals. • Process: discuss posting of job, hiring procedures, training, supervision and how student will be paid.

  12. Partnership, continued: • Create a contract with the community partner. Contract signed by college and nonprofit. • Advertise positions…website, Job Fair, Newsletter, Registration, etc. • Relationship between campus Coordinator and nonprofit is vital!

  13. Challenges • Employer match • Staff to monitor students, coordinate projects and maintain community/college partnership • Paperwork! • Friction caused by paid students and volunteers working together • Competition with on-campus departments • Job location and transportation problems • Scheduling around courses • Awareness!

  14. EAP Integration • Leverage federal monies on campus • Serve need-based students better • House EAP Program in Financial Aid Office • Align FCS rules and regulations with EAP guidelines

  15. Principles of Best Practice (developed by Erin Bowley and Marsha Adler—available at www.cacampuscompact.org • Integrate FCS program into mission • Create program goals and evaluation plan • Create a formal structure • Offer a variety of jobs • Market opportunities to students • Orientation, training & reflection are key! • Foster open relationships between school and community organization

  16. Resources on Federal Community Service Work-study • Campus Compact: Resources for higher education institutions striving to develop or improve their programs: www.compact.org/national/FWS • CNCS Frequently Asked Questions about Federal Work-study and Community Service: www.nationalservice.org/areads/FWS/fwsfaq.html#SERVICE • Federal Student Aid Handbook, U.S. Department of Education: www.ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/currentSFAHandbooksPag.isp • National Student Employment Assn; “The Work Book” provides work-study regulations and programs: http://nseastudemp.org/publications.asp

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