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Resources
October 10, 2022
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On-campus
resources Student Wellness Center:
Services: Cameron’s Student Wellness Center provides free personal counseling and medical services to Cameron students who are enrolled in at least six credit hours. Counseling services are available by appoinment only. Contact information: (580) 581-6725 Email: studentwellness@cameron.edu Location: First floor North Shepler Student Enrichment Center:
Student Support Services:
Services: Cameron’s Student Support Services (SSS) provides academic advising, tutoring, cultural enrichment activities, career advisement, financial information, workshops and mentoring. Students who are first-generation college students, low income or disabled can qualify as long as they are enrolled in nine hours in the fall or spring semesters or three hours in the summer semester. Contact information: (580) 581-2560 Email: studentsupportservices@cameron.edu Location: North Shepler, Room 431
Services: Cameron’s Student Enrichment Center provides services to help support students. The center has student success coaches who work individually with students to help them with things such as time management and organizational skills. There is also a financial resource specialist who can help students learn about budgeting, saving and other financial questions. A community resource coordinator can help connect students with community resources that help with needs such as food, housing and healthcare.
Services: The Office of Public Safety has statecertified police officers available 24/7. They can help with emergency situations and also offer courtesy services such as delivering emergency messages, issuing temporary parking passes, unlocking vehicles, and jump starting dead batteries. The lost and found center is at the Office of Public Safety.
Contact information: (580) 581-5908 Email: sec@cameron.edu Location: Nance-Boyer Hall, Office 2075
Contact information: (580) 581-2911 Email: public_safety@cameron.edu Location: South Shepler, Room 108
Office of Public Safety:
Off-campus
resources Family Promise:
Services: Family Promise of Lawton is a non-profit organization that provides families with emergency housing, food, hygiene items, household goods and clothing. Contact Information: (580) 353-7522 Website: familypromise.org Location: 901 SW 17th Street Lawton, OK 73501 Donation link for Family Promise: https://www.paypal. com/fundraiser/charity/1346401 Marie Detty Youth & Family Services: Marie Detty Youth & Family is a non-profit organization in Lawton, Oklahoma, that provides counseling and resources to people in need. Marie Detty can also help connect people with other community resources. These resources include New Directions, a domestic violence resource center and emergency shelter, the Children’s Emergency Resource Center, a teen and chidren’s shelter and emergency counseling center, and Parker Pointe Group Home. Contact information: (580) 250-1123 Website: http://www.mariedetty.com/ Location: 317 SW C Ave Lawton, OK 73501 United Way of Southwest Oklahoma: Services: Helps people in Southwest Oklahoma with education, food assistance, tax assistance, shelter services, housing assistance, counseling and rehabilitation Services, health, and other basic needs. Contact information: (580) 355-0218 Website: https://www.uwswok.org/ Location: 1116 SW A Ave, Lawton, OK 73501 Donation Link for United Way of Southwest Oklahoma: https://uwswok.harnessapp.com/wv2/donate
Lawton Food Bank:
Services: Regular distribution is Monday through Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. & Tues.-Thurs. 1:00pm5:30pm, CLOSED the third Thursday of every month. Senior Box is the third Thursday of every month from 8:00am-4:00pm for those on the active list, and the following Friday starting at 8 a.m. on a first come first served basis, for those on the waitlist. Produce Pop-In is on the second Friday of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact information: (580) 353-7994 Location: 1819 SW Sheridan Road Lawton, OK 73505 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Services: This national network provides people with free and confidential mental health support from trained crisis counselors for people who are experiencing a mental health, substance abuse or suicidal crisis. People who are concerned about a loved one who may be experiencing a crisis can contact this network as well. Contact information: Call or text 988 Website: 988lifeline.org Note: This lifeline used to be called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, but it is now called the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. CASA of Southwest Oklahoma: Services: Court Approved Service Advocate (CASA) is made up of trained community volunteers who represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in court. The volunteer advocates for necessary services and submits written recommendations to the court. Contact Information: 580-248-2272 Website: https://casaswok.com/ Location: 601 SW C Ave #101, Lawton, OK 73501