'My father didn’t graduate from high school and used to say ‘don’t be like me’….  And I know if I drop out of school and work full time, I will just keep struggling.  I will never get ahead.'

- Martha, College of the Redwoods Student

Martha's Story

Martha is a student at College of the Redwoods. She applied for financial aid, with help from her high school, and received confirmation of her completed application. But when she arrived at CR she found out her application was incomplete and that it could take months to be resolved.

Listen to Martha's Story:

Tammy's Story

Listen to Tammy's Story

'On the nights that I had to camp near school, I would usually stay in the wooded area behind the dorms and then use the shower facilities in the gym in the mornings.'

- Tammy, College of the Redwoods Student

CR is Battling Housing and Food Insecurity

• A Food Pantry was established on the Eureka Main Campus.
• Food Pantries at the Crescent City and Hoopa campuses are planned for 2019.
• A Housing Liaison was hired to help our students find housing.
• Gym showers and washers & dryers were opened to our students facing housing insecurity.
• We provide health services and emotional / mental health counseling for our students.
• There are various forms of financial aid to provide free or reduced tuition.
• Student support services help cover fees, book costs, bus vouchers for transportation, and loaner laptops.
• And now we have the new Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship Fund.

'The Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship will change the homelessness narrative in our community and at College of the Redwoods.'

- Keith Flamer, President/Superintendent of College of the Redwoods

How the Redwoods Scholarship Works

Criteria for Qualifying

In order to qualify for this scholarship a student must:

• Be currently enrolled as a CR student.
• Student must be currently homeless or experiencing ongoing housing insecurity. Preference will be given to College of the Redwoods students who have been verified homeless through the CR’s Financial Aid Office.
• Submit the online CR scholarship application.
• Have a minimum of 2.0 GPA.
• Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units.
• Have a completed CR Residence Hall Application on file.
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Have a comprehensive Student Education Plan (SEP) on file.
• Complete the Wisconsin Hope Lab Survey during the semester.
• Award is not transferable to another college.

Upon successful academic completion of a semester and housing status review, a student may apply for the following semester’s Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship.

Criteria for Maintaining

• Maintain a grade point of 2.0 (the residence halls’ requirement for residents.)
• Enroll, maintain, and complete a class schedule of 12+ units per semester (6+ units in summer.)
• Follow the student conduct policy for both the District and the Residence Halls.
• Meet with the Residence Hall’s counselor a minimum of three times a semester to provide feedback on academic and resident hall experience.
• Enroll in a First Year Experience course (GS-1 or GS-6) the first semester in the Residence Halls and take World at Work job skills workshops when offered.
• Secure a job in the community, or on campus.

Supporters of the Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship

A special thank you to:

• St. Joseph Health System – Care for the Poor Grant
• The Rose Perenin Foundation
• The McLean Foundation
• Olsen Family Fund, and the Vera P. Vietor Trust, funds of the Humboldt Area Foundation

Contact Us

Contact Information

College of the Redwoods Foundation

 Marty Coelho, Executive Director

 Marty-Coelho@redwoods.edu
 707-476-4325
Fax: 707-476-4402

 Student Services/Administration Building, Second Floor

7351 Tompkins Hill Rd
Eureka, CA 95501