STEP

What is STEP?

Clatsop STEP (SNAP Training & Employment Program) helps students receiving SNAP get the training and education they need to qualify for living-wage, in-demand jobs.

Clatsop STEP provides:

Coaching

A STEP Coach will help you stay on your academic plan, navigate campus resources, find off-campus resources, etc.

Financial Support

STEP may help by purchasing class supplies, textbooks, and other support services.

STEP can help eligible CCC Students with:

Tuition Assistance

Books, Supplies,
& Training Materials

Licenses, Certificates,
& Testing Fees

Transportation -
Gas Cards / Bus Passes

Clothes & Tools /
Equipment for Training

Eligibility

  • Oregon Resident
  • 16 years or older
  • Registered student at Clatsop Community College with a minimum of 6 credit hours per term
  • Receiving SNAP benefits (not TANF)

Expectations

Cooperation & communication with STEP Coordinator

Commitment to the completion of your selected program

Clear goals toward education focused on a living wage

STEP grant offers assistance with education & career goals with any offered Clatsop Community College Degrees or Certificates that can qualify you for a living wage job, such as:

  • Nursing, Medical Assisting, Maritime Science, and Welding
  • Career Pathways Certificates
  • GED, Adult Basic Skills, or English Language Learner

Start the STEP Process Today!

Contact Tina Willis, STEP Program Coordinator
Email: twillis@clatsopcc.edu
Office Phone: (503) 338-2435 (Text/Call)

This product was funded by USDA. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 

SNAP & FDPIR NDS

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: 

  1. Mail: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 334 Alexandria, VA 22314; or
  2. Email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov.


USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

All Other Programs NDS

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.


USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

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