Advising Resources

HolyokeResources.com

Mass Department of Early Education & Care provider search

Get on the waitinglist for a childcare voucher through New England Farmworkers Council.

Pathways for Parents provides parent and child education and support activities for families with kids ages 0-8 in Ludlow. Monthly calendar available. 

SPS Parent & Community Engagement (PACE) Center provides support, resources, and activities for Springfield parents.

Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom (ICA Curriculum)

College Awareness-Readiness Curriculum (CARC)

O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is designed to provide occupational and educational information to help people make better-informed career and school choices.

Economic PathwaysMA Income Cliff Calculator

Modern States

Free college-level courses that you can use to prepare for CLEP exams and earn college credit for free!

Resources for Undocumented Student Applying to College

Information compiled by Unafraid Educators out of Boston Public Schools.

Advising and Coaching Students with Foreign Degrees and Credentials 

MassHire Holyoke Career Center (CareerPoint)

MassHire Springfield Career Center (FutureWorks)

Online Job Application Practice (from MHH)

Handshake 

(HCC employment match platform)

MyInterview 

Video interview platform

Community Enterprise Project of Harvard Law School

Entrepreneurship 4 All (formerly HolyokeSpark)

Practice tests for MA Learner's Permit -- class D and CDL available.

How to get your driver's license

ILI curriculum

Immigration Screening & Legal Referrals:

• Bond Hearings in Immigration Court

• Immigration Status Adjustment

• Removal Defense

• Passport Concerns

• Workplace and Employment Issues

List of student resources available to our students through HCC & STCC

HCC Student Resources page has information about resources available to our students: Deaf & Disability Services, Thrive Financial Success Center, Food Pantry, Career Closet.

Through WellConnect, students, their families, and members of their household have access to one-on-one, 24/7 mental health counseling; legal assistance; and many other services and resources. Interpreters available.

Center for Access Services (CAS) at STCC helps students access the following:

• Grocery Assistance

• Emergency Housing Options

• Utility Assistance

• Health Insurance

• Educational Matched Savings Accounts

• Financial Counseling

Grant-funded training opportunities including ESOL Nurse Aide, ESOL Culinary, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Tech, etc.

WGBY ESOL Nurse Aide feature from WGBY's Connecting Point, February 2018

Overview of MassHire system (Workforce Board & Career Centers), regional employment trends, and workforce development opportunities through the community colleges.

"Backgrounders" (short reports on history and culture) of refugee populations from the Cultural Orientation Resource Center: no longer being updated, but includes important populations we work with at LAALC & SALC.