Student Success Center

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The Student Success Center empowers students by providing access to a wealth of services including: mental health counseling, referrals to state and federal programs, food pantry access, financial counseling, and referrals to other JSCC services providing academic and personal support.

Request Emergency Grant Assistance Form

The Student Success Center Emergency Grant Funds provide one-time financial assistance to students who are in good standing that are facing economic hardship and have immediate monetary need that if not met, could result in an inability to complete classes or a program. The grant will be awarded based on emergency financial need and award amounts vary based on need, with a maximum of $500. Funds may be used for purposes such as: Assistance with utility bills with a disconnect notice Assistance with past due childcare Assistance with past due rent or mortgage Assistance with car repairs/ past due car note Please Note: Emergency Grant aid will NOT be awarded: To cover previous college debt To pay for full or partial tuition or college fees To pay for legal representation in a criminal proceeding Note: A committee will review all applications. Students must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours to be eligible for emergency grant funds. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the time emergency grant funds are disbursed or when the application is submitted. Proper supporting documentation must be submitted before an application is reviewed. Applicants are required to complete a Financial Literacy Course before application is reviewed. A student is not guaranteed any award based on submitting an application. ** PLEASE NOTE: There will be at least 14 business days for the entire process. Upon approval, the Community Foundation will provide student with a check, made payable to vendor.

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Are you currently enrolled as a Jeff State student?
Are you currently receiving a Pell Grant or other Need-Based Grant?
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Monthly Food Distribution Days

JSCC students and community members may pick up fresh and non-perishable food items at the Jefferson campus on the second to last Friday of each month. Students and community members may register through a link and QR code that is distributed via email and across Jeff State’s social media platforms each month. Slots for food distribution are first-come, first-served.

Additional Food Assistance

If you or someone you know is in need of resources in Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, or Winston county, please visit www.feedingAL.org/find-food/ or call the Community Food Bank at (205)942-8911.

  • Alabama 211 Resource Page — 211connectsalabama.org
  • Christian Love Pantry – 205 Edwin Holladay Place, Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 338-2358
  • Clair County Community Action Agency – 205 Edwin Holladay Place, Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 338-7407
  • American Red Cross – 205 Edwin Holladay #152, Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 884-1221
  • Cropwell Baptist Church – 2700 Hardwick Rd, Pell City, AL 35128, (205) 338-7995
  • Dept/Human Resources – 213 Fox Hollow Blvd., Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 812-2100
  • Eden Westside Baptist Church – 223 Wolf Creek Rd. N., Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 338-7711
  • Family Outreach Ministries – 8890 US Hwy 231, Pell City, AL 35128, (205) 753-9388
  • Pell City First Baptist – 2309 2nd Ave N, Pell City, AL 25125, (205) 338-9444
  • First United Methodist Church – 2200 3rd Ave N, Pell City, AL. 35125, (205)338-3374
  • Food Stamps – 1310 Comer Ave, Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 812-2100
  • Pisgah Baptist Family Outreach – 100 Mt. Pisgah Dr, Cropwell, AL 35125, (205) 525-5273
  • New Hope Baptist – 75 Cogswell Ave, Pell City, AL 35125, (205)338-2645
  • Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church – 4609 Martin St. S, Cropwell, AL 35054, (205) 525-5161
  • Pleasant Hill Mission – 333 Gordon Rd, Springville, AL 35146, (205) 594-5318
  • Clair Baptist Association – 33620 US 231, Ashville, Al 35953, (205) 594-5173
  • Victory Christian – 154 Victory Ln, Pell City, AL 35125, (205) 338-2901
  • Good Works Charitable Foundation – (205) 405-0011, Chilton County Emergency Assistance Center, (205) 755-9467
  • Community Food Bank of Greater Birmingham – (205) 942-8911, feedingal.org
  • Greater Birmingham Ministries – (205) 326-6821 gbm.org & food-distribution
  • Foodusa — Food Stamp Information Center – 1-800-FOODUSA, United Way Community Food Bank, (205) 942-8911
  • St Paul Food Pantry – (205) 324-2063
  • Urban Ministry – (205) 781-0517
  • Southside Baptist Church (Serves residents of 35205) – (205) 933-8381
  • Jefferson County Department of Human Resources – (205) 599-2900
  • Collat Jewish Family Services – (205) 879-3438
  • Catholic Center of Concern – (205) 786-4388, catholiccharitiesbhm.org
  • Salvation Army Social Services (Serving Jefferson & St Clair Counties) – (205) 925-2417 More information available at foodpantries.org & www.211connects.alabama.org

Employee Assistance Services for Students (EAS)

Jefferson State students qualify to receive confidential counseling services and can receive up to seven free counseling sessions. Counseling can be provided face-to-face, via telehealth, or via telephone.

EAS

  • Togetherall – All enrolled Jefferson State students have access to a safe, confidential, and online peer community to get support for their mental health, through Togetherall. Click here to create a free account!


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Additional Mental Health and Counseling Resources

  • Wrap-Around Service Request Form

  • Referrals

Mental Health Happy Hours 

  • Jefferson Campus
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  • Shelby-Hoover Campus
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Location

Jefferson Campus
Lurleen B. Wallace Hall, 1st Floor

Hours

Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
[email protected]

Contacts

Aaliyah Moore-Boone
Director of Student Success
(205) 856-7913
[email protected]

Tammara Cheeks
Student Success Coordinator
(205) 856-6039
[email protected]

Dr. Tamara Payne
Associate Dean of Career & Learning Services
(205) 856-8588
[email protected]