S.H.A.R.E. Center
Throughout remote teaching and learning, Palo Alto College and the Alamo Colleges District remain committed to providing resources to care for students’ needs in and outside the classroom. Students receive a personalized assessment and planning to help coordinate resources and monitor students’ health and human service needs. |
For advocacy support, please contact: |
Alamo Colleges Advocacy Helpline Hours of Operation: |
S.H.A.R.E. Center Hours of Operation: |
Grab and Go MealsDuring Fall 2020, the S.H.A.R.E. Center will offer Grab and Go meals, which will be available for pickup from the Welcome Center area located in Ozuna 136. You can pick up a meal by contacting the on-site Welcome Center at 210-486-3100. On-site hours of operation: |
Counseling Services
Counseling Services has moved to a telehealth model of care. Counseling Services are offered remotely via a secure online environment to continue supporting the needs of all students enrolled at Palo Alto College. Brief, solution-focused mental health counseling can be scheduled free of charge to enrolled students. Counselors remain available during regular office hours by phone, email, or video (by appointment only). |
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Financial Wellness
The Financial Wellness program offers free services, resources, and programs that help improve your financial knowledge and address financial emergencies. By gaining skills and increasing your awareness, you can become financially literate to create a path for long-term financial wellbeing.
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Don’t know where to get started? Schedule an appointment with Kiana Piña, Financial Literacy Sr. Advisor, by calling 210-486-3121 or emailing kpina18@alamo.edu. |
Virtual Coaching Session
Virtual coaching is “a service of Trellis Company (funds the grant program) offering free one-on-one virtual coaching. Students will be paired with a trained financial coach to help reach their education, career, and financial goals and help develop a financial plan and prepare for their future. The coaching is confidential, free, and works with the student’s availability.
- Go to aie.org./coaching
- Go to “Schedule Appointment“
- Create an Account
- Once your account is created indicate in the 3 options provided what dates and times you are available to complete this coaching session a. Note: Weekends do not count and the first session you can sign up for must be 24 hours in advance.
- Submit your options and save/print the two documents included at the end of the registration page
(you will need them at the time of your coaching session) a. A coach will contact you within two business days to confirm the day and time of your session. Remember to sign up on a day you will have access to a computer. If you do not have a computer with a camera the session will be done via phone call.
iGrad
This FREE money management tool is an interactive resource for money, career exploration, scholarships, student loans, and financial literacy tools.
Search by:
Topics: managing money, paying for school, finding a career, and more.
Courses: creating a budget, assessing your financial health, understanding your credit report, understanding your paycheck, using banking and checking, using credit cards responsibly, and more.
Tools: scholarship search, job search, budget sheet, financial aid coach, games, live webinars, etc. Watch this ‘How it Works’ video to become familiar with iGrad.
The emergency aid program is a grant program meant to help students pay for an expense that, if not addressed immediately, could result in students leaving school. Emergency grant funds cannot be used to cover school expenses (parking, tuition, fines, balances, books, supplies, required tools/equipment, etc.).The funds must be used for expenses such as: utilities, housing/rent, food, medical/dental, personal automobile expenses, public transportation/bus passes, child care, fuel, etc. Payments to the third-party agency (e.g., utility service) are made by Palo Alto College, so students will not directly receive any funds. Grants cannot be used for tuition or balances.The program is available
to enrolled students in need of limited, short-term financial assistance; an emergency grant does not require repayment.
- On the AlamoSync home page, click the “Sign In” button in the upper right-hand corner using your Aces login information.
- Use the Search tool to find “PAC Student Life”.
- Click on the blue “Join” button located in the right-hand corner.
- Find the “Dr. Mike Flores Emergency Aid Program” application under Forms.
- Complete and submit the application.
Palo Alto College will review submitted applications and requirements before approving it. If students are approved for emergency aid, they will be asked to schedule an appointment to complete the process. Students with questions may schedule appointments prior to completing the application with Kiana Piña.
Student FAQ Handouts
- Borrow Smart
- Managing Student Loans: You Got This
- Plan and Spend
- Student Loan Entrance Counseling
- Student Loan Exit Counseling
- Work and Earn
- Spending Plan Worksheet
Faculty Classroom Implementation Handouts
“Financial education is knowledge you can take with you for the rest of your life, and as I tell my students, no one can take that away from you.”
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Community Resources
Texas 211 United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
Dial 211 from any phone
24-hour up-to-date information and referral for Bexar and surrounding counties for all health and human service related resources.
San Antonio COVID-19 Hotline
210-207-5779
Hours of Operation:
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
This hotline is for residents to ask questions about the coronavirus, and it is available in English and Spanish. For more information, visit the City of San Antonio website
COVID-19 information in American Sign Language
Mental Health Crisis Hotline
210-223-7233
The Center for Health Care Services substance abuse and mental health crisis hotline is available 24/7.
San Antonio Food Bank
210-431-8326 or 1-800-246-9121
Food assistance, access to food pantries and other referrals.
Through remote services, the S.H.A.R.E. Center continues to work with our partner agency the San Antonio Food Bank who hosts food fairs and pop up markets throughout the city of San Antonio. To learn more about the SAFB Food Fair program, please contact: SAFB Food Fair Department at 210-431-8424 or foodfairs@safoodbank.org.
Suicide Intervention Services
1-800-273-8255
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for those in distress.
Faculty Resources
The S.H.A.R.E. Center supports faculty through classroom resources ranging from presentations to service learning consultations. |
Don’t Cancel That Class
Faculty members, in lieu of canceling class, the S.H.A.R.E. Center’s Don’t Cancel That Class program offers educational presentations beyond the course subject that contribute to students’ holistic development. Faculty can request a session by completing this form in AlamoEXPERIENCE. The following sessions are available:
- Resume Writing: In this session students will learn the importance of having a strong professional resume, while actively completing a resume.
- Professionalism in Social Media: Educates students on the importance of a LinkedIn profile as well as the implications of discriminatory social media posts and how to avoid post-hire termination. Activity: Students can build a LinkedIn account.
- Mastering an Interview: This workshop prepares students with strategic designs to answering hard hitting interview questions. Highlights: understanding the elevator speech, non-verbal communication, and tips and techniques.
- S.H.A.R.E. Center Services Overview: This presentation covers the resources and opportunities available to students through the S.H.A.R.E. Center, including the food pantry, professional clothes closet, financial literacy and career advising, emergency aid grants, housing assistance, social services, and volunteer opportunities.
- AlamoEXPERIENCE & Campus Involvement: Students will learn about the benefits of campus engagement and how to use the AlamoEXPERIENCE platform to engage with clubs, stay up to date with campus events, find volunteer opportunities, and track involvement with the Experience Transcript.
- Exploring Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement: Students will use the Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement (PPSCE) diagnostic developed by Stanford University's Haas Center to learn about their predispositions and interests toward different approaches to social change. Students will then review different volunteer and career options that align with their individual results.
- Census 2020: In this session students will learn basic information about the 2020 Census, the importance of a complete count to their communities, misinformation about the process, and what they can do to help get a complete count.
Service Learning Course Design Consultation: If you are interested in planning a service learning course, contact the SHARE center at pac-share@alamo.edu
Begin planning the structure of your course with this course development worksheet
Service Learning Library Guide | Community Partner Database |
Contact Information |
210-486-3121 |
Hours of Operation: |
Delilah Marquez 210-486-3128 |
Alex Luna 210-486-3164
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Kiana Piña Emergency Aid 210-486-3136 |
Rhonda O’Cana 210-486-3751
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Andrea Flores Personal Counseling 210-486-3752 |