Stepping in and up to meet community needs: How community-based college access and success programs responded to COVID-19

Amanda S. Case; Ellice Kang; Jacqueline Krutsch; Jaya Bhojwani; Sophie Fanok; Stephanie Contreras

doi:10.1002/jcop.22812

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Stepping in and up to meet community needs: How community-based college access and success programs responded to COVID-19

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Stepping in and up to meet community needs: How community-based college access and success programs responded to COVID-19

Amanda S. Case, Ellice Kang, Jacqueline Krutsch, Jaya Bhojwani, Sophie Fanok and Stephanie Contreras

Journal of community psychology, Vol.50(7), pp.3023-3043

09/2022

DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22812

PMCID: PMC9088251

PMID: 35139238

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The current study uplifts the efforts of community-based college access and success programs (CAS) to support the college preparation, matriculation, and persistence of underserved students during COVID-19. Fifty-eight CAS across the United States completed an online survey that gathered information about organizational demographics, COVID-19 challenges, responses to challenges, and communication with constituents and funding needs during COVID-19. Results suggested CAS faced multiple challenges due to COVID-19 that affected the organization, staff, and constituents. Results also revealed organizations of varying sizes, locations, and demographics responded to challenges by revising existing programming for students, creating new programming for students and caretakers, and updating staff policies to meet ongoing and emergent needs despite limited resources. CAS are essential service providers for students who are under- and mis-served in formal education systems. Recommendations are provided for how such organizations can be invested in and better prepared for future disruptions.

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Psychology

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

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Title: Subtitle: Stepping in and up to meet community needs: How community-based college access and success programs responded to COVID-19
Creators: Amanda S. Case - Purdue University West Lafayette
Ellice Kang - Purdue University West Lafayette
Jacqueline Krutsch - Purdue University West Lafayette
Jaya Bhojwani - Purdue University West Lafayette
Sophie Fanok - Purdue University West Lafayette
Stephanie Contreras - Purdue University West Lafayette
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of community psychology, Vol.50(7), pp.3023-3043
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22812
PMID: 35139238
PMCID: PMC9088251
ISSN: 0090-4392
eISSN: 1520-6629
Number of pages: 21
Language: English
Date published: 09/2022
Academic Unit: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9984701724702771

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