Student Success and Resource Center
Students are First at BMCC. We provide academic assistance and direction for you as a student during your experience at BMCC. We also care about your life outside of your academic pursuits. Below you will find some resources that are available at BMCC and in our community to support your wellbeing.
Wolf Den Food Pantry
BMCC has a food pantry with FREE food for ALL students! New open hours are:
- Tuesday & Thursday, 2- 5 p.m.
- The Food Den is located on the lower floor of Morrow Hall, Room M-3.
We have new deliveries of food monthly, with frozen options available. We also have a supply of warm quilts, hygiene items, and school supplies for those who need them.
You can also always pre-order a custom box of food by selecting the link below:
Questions? Please contact the Resource Center by email at rc@bluecc.edu or stop by their office in Morrow Hall, Room M-134.
Off-Campus Resources
FOOD
CAPECO - Food pantries and meal sites in Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco, and Wheeler counties.
Community Action Program of East Central Oregon (CAPECO) serves those needing help with food and nutrition, housing, energy, youth programs, emergency assistance, and independent living.
Apply online for SNAP (food stamps)
List of food pantries Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam counties
HOUSING and UTILITIES/INTERNET
CAPECO -for help finding housing with bad rental history, emergency housing, eviction notices, behind on rent, homeownership classes. Call 541-276-1926 to schedule a visit.
Affordable Connectivity Program via Biden Admin, provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bills
Oregon Telephone Assistance Program- provides discounted or free phone or broadband service to qualifying low-income households
Wifi hotspots at library?
CHILDCARE/FAMILY SUPPORT
Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) - helps working families pay for childcare
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - cash benefits for low-income families with children.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
Umatilla County CARE - Social services for children and parents
Pioneer Relief Nursery - infants, toddlers, and preschool programs in Pendleton
Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start
Oregon Child Development Coalition - childcare for disadvantaged children and families—has migrant and seasonal head start
PREGNANCY/SEXUAL HEALTH
Hope with Options - FREE services! Pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling.
Umatilla County Public Health - general community health but also specific pregnancy and reproductive health services
Boys and Girls Aid - open-minded counseling for those unexpectedly pregnant
Planned Parenthood Walla Walla - Affordable reproductive health services
MENTAL HEALTH
Rivercrest - Counseling service that has partnered with BMCC. The college will pay for a student’s first 4 appointments. Amount of funding is after insurance and is not intended to cover the full cost of the visit.
Community Counseling Solutions - Wide variety of behavioral health services including counseling and 24/7 crisis intervention. Sliding scale pricing.
Gobhi - Behavioral Services non-profit.
Carson’s Place - Grief support
New Directions Northwest (Baker County) Mental health services
JOBS/EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
WorkSource Oregon - FREE services! One-stop career center to help you find jobs.
Training and Employment Consortium (TEC) -Job search and career counseling services
To file for Unemployment benefits
DISABILITY SERVICES
Horizon Project - Provides opportunities for integration and independence for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as professional development for the people who support them.
Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living (EOCIL) - Offers independent living services, harm reduction and HIV community services, and 2Spirit & LGBTQIA+ resources.
The DPI Group - Employment services for those with disabilities and other barriers.
SUPPORT GROUPS/RECOVERY
Eastern Oregon Recovery Center - Substance abuse services
Oregon Recovery and Treatment Centers - Counseling, drug testing, lab work, and other addiction services.
Addiction Center - Overview of treatment options, treatment search engine, and information about financing recovery
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) - Support groups
DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence Services, Inc - Advocacy, support, and emergency support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Victim Assistance Program via Umatilla County
RAINN - National anti-sexual violence organization.
LEGAL/IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) -immigration services, including legal aid.
Modest Means Program via the Oregon State Bar -lawyer referral tool and program to help low-income folks get legal aid.
Need help getting started? Confused about how to apply for benefits? Click here to schedule a visit with the Resource Navigator, or email rolivera@bluecc.edu