Successfully Navigating College

Written by: Robert Becerra, MA, Housing Navigator

​We’d like to spotlight three incredible students who came to Wesley House seeking Housing Navigation and have become regular presences at our workshops Matt, Manish, and Crystal. Most recently, they attended a Taxes 101 workshop hosted by our board member, John. We deeply appreciate their continued relationship with Wesley House after they initially received support for housing navigation. They continue to make the most of their status as a Wesley House client and motivate our team to see in each new client the potential for creating a lasting impact for our post-secondary community.
 
Once our clients resolve their initial concerns, they are welcome to continue receiving academic, career, and overall student success support from Wesley House.
 
Wesley House and our other clients have benefited from the leadership displayed by clients like Matt, Manish, and Crystal, who have stuck around. For example, Matt integrated his experience as a guest lecturer and grad student at SDSU and helped our Housing Navigator, Robert, develop the curriculum for a small business workshop. Crystal motivates clients in challenging themselves during our mock networking activities, and Manish leads by example as he maintains near-perfect attendance at our workshops.
 
Together, the collective leadership they bring creates an environment where students appreciate firsthand that while housing navigation may not be a program with instant gratification, dedication and consistency help students emerge from their housing crises as better prepared adults in the areas of financial wellness, academics, and career planning.

Matt

Rear left to right: Matt, Crystal, Manish
​Front: Housing Navigator Robert

Crystal

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