Connect Center

Welcome

Hello Guttman Grizzlies! If you need support, we are here for you. We invite you to meet with us virtually or in-person so you can find out more about any of our free supports, services, and referrals including:

  • Emergency Funding (including technology and tuition balance support, service bills, and rent)
  • Food Resources including the Guttman Food Pantry
  • Financial Literacy
  • Housing Resources
  • Childcare Resources
  • Tax Preparation
  • Legal Referrals
  • Screening for Benefits
  • and more!

Mission

The Connect Center is dedicated to supporting students in breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty one family at a time, by providing support, services, and referrals to address essential needs insecurities including financial emergencies, food insecurity, housing instability, childcare needs, legal assistance, and more.

We support students by:

  1. Spreading awareness, to students and their families, of essential needs insecurity;
  2. Centralizing information about resources to combat essential needs insecurity within one office;
  3. Providing application support for students;
  4. Streamlining an easy referral process to various resources; and
  5. Seeking and maintaining collaborative community partnerships.

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Staff

Dana LePage
Associate Director
Room LL 020
646-313-8064
Dana.LePage@guttman.cuny.edu
Microsoft Teams: Dana.LePage148

Samantha Gregoire-James
Administrative Coordinator
Room LL 021
646-313-8857
Samantha.Gregoire-James@guttman.cuny.edu
Microsoft Teams: Samantha.Gregoire37