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About the Student Parent HELP Center

The Student Parent HELP (Higher Education for Low-Income People) Center offers programs and services that are designed to promote access, retention, and academic success for University of Minnesota undergraduate students who have children. The HELP Center offers various academic and family support services and programming to student parents registered in any undergraduate college on the Twin Cities campus. All HELP Center administered grants and funded programs are restricted to undergraduate, first B.A., students meeting basic income and other eligibility criteria.

(See grants section for grant specific eligibility criteria.)

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Download the HELP Center brochure (PDF format)

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Help Center Facilities

• Computer lab is in Room 44 Appleby Hall
• Three laptops available for use in the SPHC, check out is in RM 24 Appleby Hall
• Study lounge to study and kitchenette: eat, meet other parents and take breaks. Located in RM 24 Appleby Hall
  • Fax machine, copier, printer (free printing), and a phone with an outside line
  • Well stocked community resource racks
  • HELP Center library with wide-range of topics including child development, academics, parenting, and many more!
  • The Kami M. Talley Reading and Resource Center has been relocated from the University Child Care Center to the SPHC as of July 2008. The books located in the Talley Library are primarily therapeutic in nature and address such topics as: violence prevention, divorce and custody, bullying and other transition or crisis based needs and issues.

Please note: No child care services are located within the HELP Center.

Map to Appleby Hall

Family Friendly Campus Map: Click here to find locations on or near campus that are family-freindly, such as Lactation Rooms and changing tables!