Are you a student parent who finds it challenging to juggle school, work, and parenting? Do you face barriers such as childcare, transportation, or other financial difficulties? Are you looking for community and support to ensure that you meet your educational goals while you attend NRCC?
The College Attainment for Parent Students (CAPS) program offers encouragement, accountability, free fun events for the student and their children, and an emergency fund for parent students.
Below are some of the resources and programming CAPS provides:
Sign up for NRCC CAPS and receive information and communication regarding the special programming and resources available for NRCC’s student parents. Contact Stephanie Addikis at saddikis@nr.edu or 540-674-3600 ext. 4579 for more information.
NRCA’s Head Start mission is to build on the unique strengths of children and families; through positive engagement, health education and a quality preschool experience.
New River Community Action Head Start and New River Community College have joined efforts to serve the New River Valley. A Head Start classroom is located on the college campus serving 17 three- and four-year-old children. (This Head Start Early Learning Center classroom is an option for parents throughout the NRV and also serves as a Lab classroom for the NRCC Early Childhood Education and Human Services programs.)
If you have not already applied for the NRCC Educational Foundation Scholarship, visit the NRCC Foundation and complete the application.
A family friendly study room is located inside the Library in Martin Hall. The private study room provides children’s furniture and educational toys / materials as well as a PC and desk for NRCC students to use. The room is intended as an inclusive and shared space for student parents and their children to use while on the Dublin campus.
For more information or to reserve the room, email LibraryHelp@nr.edu and request to reserve the Child Friendly Study room with the date and time needed. Students can also call the library at 540-674-3627 to make the reservation.
A lactation & breastfeeding room is provided for nursing mothers in Edwards 113.
A national non-profit that helps connect individuals to benefits and resources, has made its screening technology available for FREE to Virginia residents. For more information visit https://app.singlestop.org/vccs/newrivercc.
The NRCC Student Resources office has information on housing, food, mental health supports and many other helpful resources. For more information visit https://www.nr.edu/here4u or contact 540-674-3636 or Here4U@nr.edu.
Operating primarily in Montgomery County Public Schools, it works with families eligible for DSS benefits to make the program affordable. For more information, visit https://www.the-adventureclub.com or call 540-382-3783.
NRCA offers comprehensive developmental services to children aged 3-5. For information visit https://newrivercommunityaction.org/head-start-2/ or call 540-633-5133.
Children ages 6 weeks through 12 years. For more information, visit https://www.rainbowccc.com/radford/.
Children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. For more information, visit https://www.rainbow-riders.org/ or call 540-951-3636.
TAP is now accepting applications for children 6 weeks to 30 months of age. For more information, please see the following flyers, arranged by locality:
For income-eligible families of children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. For more information visit https://www.valleyinterfaithchildcarecenter.org or call 540-951-8101.
Income eligible families may qualify for the Early Head Start for 6 week-olds through 2 years old. Private-pay and DSS-eligible families may take advantage of their classrooms for 2-4 year olds. For more information visit https://www.pulaskiymca.org or call 540-980-3671. The YMCA is located at 615 Oakhurst Avenue in Pulaski.
