Self-advocacy is a challenging task because it requires us to be vulnerable and express what is most important to us, often at the risk of negative consequences or backlash. This activity helps students to learn self-advocacy through storytelling.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
It is important to know you are not alone; barriers to equity have long histories and one person cannot dismantle them. Challenging oppression means building relationships that heal and equipping people with the tools and understandings needed to take a stance about who they are in collaboration with others.
Material Type: Reading
Self-advocacy involves identifying your needs and affirming your rights, finding information for yourself, seeking the support you need, and constructively expressing your needs and rights to those who can help with the fruition of your interests. Self-advocacy is a life skill that is developed with practice in an encouraging environment.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers food benefits to eligible, low-income individuals and families. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program. SNAP provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. This card can be used like a debit card to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores.
Material Type: Reading
OregonHeathCare.gov is the (ACA) Affordable Care Act also called Obama Care health insurance marketplace for the state of Oregon. The ACA marketplace is intended to make health insurance more affordable for those with the lowest incomes by subsidizing the cost. Medicaid is extended in Oregon to those who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level. You can apply online via OregonHeathCare.gov. If you need help, enrollment assistance is free of charge and available Find Local Help.
Material Type: Reading
Electric Service Payment Assistance Resources. The list provided are non-profit agencies and charity’s that offer utility assistance to low income individuals seeking help.
Material Type: Reading
The Oregon State Employment Department’s Online Claim System is the fastest way to file your claim or access to other claim services. You will not be able to see the status of your filed claim until we process it. You should still make weekly claims for each week you wish to receive benefits.
Material Type: Reading
In a time when a simple activity for many people, like purchasing groceries, is made more complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing, and safety concerns, people participating in public food assistance programs, like SNAP, can’t even purchase hot meals. But why?
Material Type: Reading
Article: I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
Material Type: Reading
Oregon has cash benefit programs to help people pay for things like food, child care, clothing, rent and utilities while they work toward supporting themselves. Choose a program below to see if you qualify and how to apply.
Material Type: Primary Source
This is a remix of "Feeding the Hungry with Food Stamps Program". This resource is the beginning of a list of identifying areas in the resource that need additional resources to create a more pluralistic understanding of the ways our nation can feed all people. The original resource from Digital Public Library of America can be found here: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/feeding-the-hungry-with-food-stamp-programs
Material Type: Primary Source
You use an EBT card (Oregon Trail Card) to receive your food and cash benefits. It works like a debit card. Benefits are deposited into your account each month. You use your card and PIN number to buy food or withdraw cash.
Material Type: Primary Source
Learn how Harrison High School in Evansville, IN is using community partnerships to support students in this video from American Graduate Day 2013. Reconnecting Youth is a nonprofit organization that helps bring social workers into schools. High school students often need help balancing school, work and their social lives. Social workers help students improve their time management and communication skills. When students feel more connected to school, they begin to see how they fit in and how they can contribute to their communities. Use the resources in the Support Materials section below to help students improve their communication skills.
Material Type: Lecture
Learn how tnAchieves helps first generation college students as they prepare for college through mentoring, scholarship opportunities, and advising in this video from American Graduate Day 2013. The steps required to prepare for, apply to, and finance a college education are challenging for all students, but they can be especially daunting when you are the first person in your family to pursue higher education. tnAchieve helps students with challenging tasks, such as completing the FAFSA application, and connects the students with mentors. Use the FAFSA Guide handout in the Support Materials section to help students apply for financial aid.
Material Type: Lecture
This course introduces students to the career-decision making process and job search strategies that will increase their job readiness, employability, and success in their career. The following four major areas will be covered: (1) Self-Understanding; (2) Creating an attitude of success; (3) Researching jobs and careers; (4) and Job search skills.
Material Type: Textbook
In the Great Job! video series, real professionals give middle and high school students a behind-the-scenes look at their exciting careers. The newest videos in the series highlight: a Biomedical Engineer, Radiologist, Machinist, Prosthetic Specialist, and a Sonographer.
Material Type: Primary Source
As many who entered the labor market following the Great Recession know all too well, graduating with a college degree does not mean you’ll easily fall into a good career. Four-year college graduates with entry-level jobs actually earned more in 2000 than they’re earning today and student loan debt burdens are higher than ever. Does this mean you should skip college or drop-out? Not necessarily. Unemployment is still lower for those with undergraduate and higher degrees. However, understanding the economics behind the labor market will make finding a career a more manageable task. The labor market in the United States has undergone many changes in the past few decades. Whereas we once had many manufacturing jobs that required little training or specialized skills, the labor market today demands more people who can work with computers and information technology. Choosing a good career requires planning beyond getting a college education. You’ll want to carefully consider the career options available for your major, as well any specialized skills you’ll need to build outside of the classroom. It’s also essential to understand how supply and demand affect your career options. How many people are also choosing that major vs. how many employers are looking for those skills? Is a particular career path susceptible to being replaced by a machine? What about outsourcing in the global labor market? What about laws and regulation – does it require an occupational license? There’s a lot to think about! Choosing a career is a huge decision and understanding how supply and demand rule the labor market will help you better navigate your future.
Material Type: Lecture, Lesson
To be considered for any type of aid—grant, scholarship, or loan—all aspiring post-secondary students must complete a FAFSA. This video provides a general overview of the Free Application for Student Aid, or FAFSA.
Material Type: Lesson
What's the fine print when it comes to the do's and don't's of resume writing? Review these tips and suggestions to find out how you can create a professional, powerful resume.
Material Type: Lecture
It is my hope that this Driving Question will help introduce the topic of labor unions in American society. This discussion would connect well with historical concepts such as industrialization.
Material Type: Interactive
