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The Lenore Croudy Family Life Center Meeting the Needs of the MCC Population BY PETER HINTERMAN x PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM JAGIELO

by offering access to equipment (such as Chromebooks), Wi-Fi and school supplies (notebooks, pencils, etc.) in collaboration with the Green Initiatives Team (GRIT) at MCC. After an $8 million renovation, the building features a large concert hall for gatherings and performance, multiple study/general areas, an expanded child care facility, a food pantry and Ellen’s Closet – a free clothing department for students to select career clothes for interviews, as well as medical scrubs and children’s clothing. The closet is named for Ellen Howe, a longtime Mott Board of Trustees member and former chair

L ocated in the newly to the Mott Community College (MCC) campus, the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center (LCFLC) provides a variety of student services needed to improve success. “This facility was opened as a way to meet student need and insecurity,” says lead LCFLC social worker, Dinah Schaller. “We want to help remove any barriers to a successful education that a student could come across.This Center is for the basic needs of anyone in the Mott family.” The LCFLC provides assistance with: food insecurity, child care, clothing, housing and transporta tion assistance, physical and mental health support, and emergency finan cial assistance. The facility also pro vides academic assistance to students renovated and revitalized former Woodside Church building, directly adjacent

THE MOTT EATS FOOD PANTRY PROVIDES MEALS AND FOOD STUFFS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

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