Student Outreach and Support (SOS) Office
Student Outreach and Support provides three basic services to support student success:
- Personal and career counseling,
- Emergency funding
1. Personal and Career Counseling
We are here when you need to discuss life issues. The coordinator of Student Outreach and Support is one of several full-time, licensed counselors on staff, and is available to talk to you.
Please do not hesitate to visit the Student Outreach and Support Office, Building A, Room 125, or call 313-845-9757.
Career counseling is also available through the same office. If you're not sure about your major, come see us. You will take an assessment, we will interpret the results, and we'll talk to you about them. We'll discuss your natural talents and abilities, interests, values, and needs. You will leave with one to three occupations to consider, and we will help you develop an educational plan around these options.
2. Funding
Student Outreach and Support (SOS) offers financial assistance to students who have a financial emergency. The financial assistance includes the following:
Student Emergency Aid Fund
This fund is intended to help you with short-term, immediate, emergency needs. If you are enrolled at HFC and are facing an emergency financial situation where a modest amount of money ($500 or less) could help, you may apply for a grant from this fund.
Perkins Grant
This fund provides financial assistance to students in need. To qualify, you must:
- Be a current HFC student, enrolled and attending classes.
- Have an Unmet Need high enough to cover the cost of the requested item.
- Enroll in a state-approved academic major. The coordinator can tell you if your academic program is state approved.
- Have a FAFSA on file at HFC.
The Perkins Grant can only fund the following:
- Tuition and fee balance
- Textbooks and access codes
- Mileage
- Uniforms/scrubs
- Computers/software
- Car repairs
- Internet bill
- Child/elder care
Contact the SOS Office at bjhildreth@hfcc.edu for an application link.
Food insecurity
Henry Ford College provides direct food aid and personal hygiene items to students in need through our on-campus Hawks' Nest Food Pantry, in Building L, room 138.
Please read this before you fill out an emergency aid application
The Student Emergency Aid Fund Application is used for both Emergency Aid and the Perkins Grant. All requests should be put on one application. Please include the required documentation and information (see below). If the required documentation is not included, we will not be able to process your application.
If you encounter problems uploading all documents and information, please bring them to the Student Outreach and Support office in Building A, Room 125. The staff will scan the documents and return them to you via email, and then you can upload the documents as one file to the application.
Perkins Grant information
Perkins will pay for the following if you qualify and the required documents or information are included:
• Tuition and fee balance - Include a bill from Henry Form College showing your balance. Your name must be on bill. We only
pay for past semesters and classes you are attending when you apply.
• Textbooks and Access Codes purchased- Provide the course and section number (Example: ENG-131-05) of the class you need the book for, the name of the book, and the price of the book.
• Mileage/gasoline -(please use an "driving directions" website for accurate numbers)
-How many days do you attend classes on campus each week?
-What is the mileage (one-way) from your home to class? _
-How many days do you attend Clinical 1 each week? _
-What is the mileage (one-way) from your home to your clinical?
-How many days do you attend Clinical 2 each week (if there is one)? _
-What is the mileage (one-way) from your home to your clinical?
• Uniforms/scrubs for your program - please attach a completed order form to show the cost.
• Computers/software - attach an ad showing the price
• Car Repairs - attach an estimate from your car repair shop
• Bus Cards - no documentation needed
• Internet bill - bill must have your name on it, and clearly state cost of internet
• Child or elder care needed to be able to attend classes - attach a bill that shows your name, and daily cost.
• Credentialing- If a class or program requires a credential in order for a student to complete the class or program Perkins will pay the cost of that credential. The required document is a syllabus or printed program material that states the credential is required to pass the class or complete a program. We also need a document that shows the cost.
If you do not qualify for a Perkins Grant, complete the same application for the Emergency Aid Fund.
Emergency Aid Fund information
Eligibility:
• Be enrolled and attending classes at the time you apply
• Submit documentation and/or information, if required. Please note:
Bills-If you need a bill paid submit copy of bill. It must have your name on it, state company name, state what you are paying for, and state it is overdue).
Textbooks/Access Codes-include the name of class, class number, and section number (Example: ENG-131), the title of each book, and the price of each book.
Food-No documentation needed.
Transportation-No documentation needed.
Car Repairs-If you need your car repaired submit an estimate from your car repair shop.
The Emergency Aid Fund will also pay for items resulting from family emergencies and loss of employment, as well as tuition if you are in your last semester and you are taking six credits or fewer. If the item you need is not listed above, attach information to your application showing how much the item will cost. The maximum award is $500. The Emergency Fund does not make partial payments.
You can access the link to the application by visiting the Emergency Fund webpage and selecting "Apply Here for Student Emergency Aid Funds."