Social & Family Support Services
Social & Family Support Services
Student Advocacy Center
The Student Advocacy Center (formerly the Support Center) provides specialized assistance and referrals to help you overcome personal and family challenges to completing your education. Student advocates can assist you in connecting to child care, housing, health care, transportation, and other assistance. Contact the Student Advocacy Center at scprogram@austincc.edu or by directly contacting an advocate.
For more information: Student Advocacy Center FAQ’s.
Food Resources
Small food pantries are available at every campus Student Life office. Students may access items in the campus food pantry with no questions asked. ACC also collaborates with local and regional food pantries for on-campus delivery of fresh and canned fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and other food items in bulk.
Deliveries are currently being made at the Riverside, Cypress Creek, and San Gabriel Campuses. Contact the campus Student Life office at each campus for delivery details. For additional information, contact ACC’s Support Center and the Student Emergency Fund website.
In partnerships with the Central Texas Food Bank and Hill Country Community Ministries, mobile on-campus food distributions are regularly scheduled at the Riverside and Hays campuses in the south region and Cypress Creek and the San Gabriel Campuses in the north region. Distribution schedules are posted monthly. All students are informed through direct communication and outreach before each event. Community food distributions are available near other ACC campuses. Go to the Central Texas Food Bank website for updated food distribution sites, dates, and times throughout the area.
Childcare Resources
ACC has three childcare resource options for students:
