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October 30, 2007 • The Tiger • Page 3
Mental Health, Financial & Social Services for Students
URGENT
Food Bank Needs Donations
CANNED VEGETABLES: green beans,
tomatoes, corn, carrots, mixed vegetables, etc.
CANNED MEATS: tuna, Spam, stew etc.
CANNED FRUITS: fruit cocktail, peaches,
pears, pineapple, apricots, applesauce (25 oz.) etc.
CANNED SOUPS: chicken noodle, potato,
tomato, cream of mushroom, vegetable, etc.
PASTA: macaroni & cheese, spaghetti noodles, etc.
BREAKFAST FOODS: cereals, oatmeal (18 oz.)
MISC.: peanut butter (18 oz.), jellv/jam
BEANS & JUICE: *For Snack Lunches* pop-tbp
can pork & beans (8 oz.), pop-top orange juice (6 oz.)
For more information, contact Juanita Roldan
at 531-4633; or jroldan(agnail.accd.edu
Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender
(GLBT)
Support Group
Meetings held
every Wednesday
Call 531-3518
or stop by NTB 106D
“Magic Closet”
Free business clothing for
job interviews and those
beginning a new job.
Bus Tickets
and Textbook
Assistance
Available
Resource Library
’Check-out books, videos, and
audiotapes dealing with a
wide range of topics such as
parenting, personal develop-
ment and career readiness.
LULAC Scholarship Available
Applications for the LULAC Parent - Child Scholarship are
now available in the Equity Center, NTB 106. Qualifying
students will receive a personal scholarship, as well as a
scholarship endowment established for their child so that
s/he may attend any of the Alamo Community Colleges
upon his/her graduation from high school.
To qualify: the student must be the parent of one child
only, aged 6 years or younger.
For more information, call
Carolina Trevino or Bertha Castellanos at 733-2299
Apply for the Kimmelman Child
WAGE Program Care Scholarship
To qualify, you must be:
• in a vocational/technical
major • a single parent or a
displaced homemaker
• full-time w/min. 2.5 GPA
economically disadvantaged
To qualify, you must:
• Work and/or go to school
full-time • Be a U.S. citizen
• Reside in Bexar County
* Have a 2.5 GPA or higher
♦ Demonstrate financial need
Open Deadline Cali for Application Deadline
Applications for all programs can be downloaded at
hw. accd. edu/spc/spcmain/ess/Equity. htmftchild
Applications accepted at the Equity Center, NTB 106
Call 531-3518
Monday through Friday • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
A Division of Educational Support Services
Battling
Depression
By Jim West
The World Health Organi-
zation defines mental health
as “... a state of well-being in
which every individual realiz-
es his or her own potential, can
cope with the normal stresses
of life, can work productively
and fruitfully, and is able to
make a contribution to her or
his community.” It would be
wonderful if all of us could
enjoy that kind of well-being,
making all of our lives much
more beneficial to us and to
our society.
Unfortunately, many Amer-
icans don’t have the benefit of
mental health. According to
the National Institute of Men-
tal Health, in any one-year
period in the United States,
over 20.9 million American
adults (nearly 9.5% of the
population) suffer from mood
disorders. Primary among
these is depression.
Perhaps it is a feeling of
being “blue,” anxious or sad.
Maybe it’s feelings of hope-
lessness, guilt or worthless-
ness. Many depression suffer-
ers have lost interest in things
that were at one time enjoyable
to them. Other possible symp-
toms could be difficulty con-
centrating, fatigue and/or sleep
changes (sleeping too much
or too little)-, physical pain,
headaches, and irritability. All
these conditions don’t need to
be present at the same time;
each person is unique when it
comes to depression.
If you feel any of depres-
sion’s symptoms are not allow-
ing you to live an enjoyable and
productive life, seek the help of
a professional for assessment
and possible referral. There
is a licensed counselor and
therapist available for you in
the Counseling Center, located
on the first floor of the Sutton
Learning Center.
Community
Family Services
Provides Free
Screenings for
DEPRESSION
EATING DISORDERS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BIPOLAR DISORDER
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• • •
individual/couples &
FAMILY COUNSELING
ALSO AVAILABLE
Learning & Leadership
Development Center 101
531-4858
College Offers Web Site Excellence Awards
Web authors and content
managers throughout the col-
lege have been busy over the
last few months converting
their department web sites to
the new SPC web standards.
To recognize these efforts, the
SPC Web Site Committee is
announcing the SPC Web Site
Excellence Awards.
Department web sites will
be reviewed based on adher-
ence to the SPC Web Site
Standards; quality of con-
tent; content relevant to the •
department’s mission; useful-
ness of content to students;
appropriate grammar; all links
working; and pictures properly
optimized.
Outstanding department
web sites will be recognized
with a special decal on the web
site identifying it as an Out-
standing SPC Web Site, and a'
free lunch at the Upper Deck
for the Web Content Man-
ager and the Web Author at an
awards luncheon to be held on
Thursday, November 29.
Web sites will be judged the
week of November 12. One
Site will be selected from each
of the following divisions:
Applied Science and Tech-
nology, Arts and Sciences,
Health Sciences, Continuing
Education/Workforce Devel-
opment/Extended Services,
Student Services, and College
Services.
S.W.I
Volunteer Pool Information
“Service Where it Matters! ”
Angel Food Ministry
2930 E. Bitters, Building #2, San Antonio
Contact: Maria West at 566-6450
Project Name: Angel Food
Need: Ongoing
Description: Looking for volunteers to help with promot-
ing, order-taking and distributing of food for Inspiration
Center ’s Angel Food Ministries Program.
Day/Time: Please call for more information.
No. of Volunteers Required: Flexible
Minimum Age: 13
Additional Information: Angel Food is
sold by the box at $25 per unit with a
retail value of approximately $60. The
menu consists of both fresh and frozen
items, all food is of the same quality one
would purchase at a common retailer-not
damaged or outdated goods. There is no
limit to the number of boxes an individual
can purchase, and there are no applications
or qualifications. All volunteers will be
given a background check.
II
Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives Thrift Shop
3103 West Avenue, San Antonio
Contact: Diana Gonzales at 340-8077
Project Name: Display/Window Designer
Need: Ongoing
Description: A creative opportunity for an indi-
vidual to express their own creativity by dressing
mannequins with the appropriate seasonal clothing.
The designer will also bring out clothes to the sales
floor, colorize the clothing racks arid initial and
move the 4-6 week old or damaged clothing to our
50% and 75% racks.
Day/Time: We only ask for the volunteer to be able
to come at least once or twice a week.
No. of Volunteers Required: Call for infonnation.
Minimum Age: 18
Additional Information: Those with retail back-
grounds have found this work to be rewarding.
Salvation Army
521 W. Elmira, San Antonio
Contact: Cathy Tompkins at Cathy_Tompkins@uss.salvationarmy.org
Project Name: Computer Skills - A Gift of Power
Need: Ongoing
Description: Our computer lab needs volunteers to help people who want to update skills,
prepare resumes,,!earn new skills, and look for employment. Volunteers will need to know
how to search for jobs and complete online job applications.
Day/Time: Flexible
No. of Volunteers Required: Please call for more information
Minimum Age: 18
Additional Info: 14 computers are open to anyone who needs to learn how to turn one on all
the way to specific programs. Volunteers will help many people, so they will need patience.
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center
5101 Medical Drive, San Antonio
Contact: Margarita Reyes at 222-0301
Project Name: Yellow Rose Auxiliary
Need: Ongoing
Description: The tasks include clerical duties, event planning, interaction with
patients and gift shop operations. Specific duties include but are not limited to filing,
mail-outs, decorating, arts and crafts, and record-keeping and inventory.
Day/Time: Please call for more information
No. of Volunteers Required: Flexible
Minimum Age: 18
Additional Information: The Yellow Rose Auxiliary team of volunteers supports the
facility through their invaluable time and efforts, making a difference in the lives of
the patients and staff members.
The “Service Where It Matters”
(S.W.I.M.) Team is a group of volunteers
that work on different community-service
projects throughout the semester. For more
info, contact us at smmteam@accd.edu.
When you join our team..
• Volunteer opportunities will be sent to you via email • You will only participate
in projects that are of interest to you • There is no minimum time commitment
• You may tell your friends and family about projects • You can bring your
friends and family with you when you volunteer • You can earn recognition
by volunteering for a certain number of hours, ask us howl!
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Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia. The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 30, 2007, newspaper, October 30, 2007; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth648632/m1/3/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Philips College.