The Whittier Community, Affirmation, Resilience, Empowerment (CARE) Program is a collaborative team approach comprised of faculty and staff that enhances community safety and well-being.
Faculty, staff, students, and members of the Whittier College community are encouraged to alert the CARE Team about concerning behaviors or incidents.
Concerns can include but are not limited to:
- Family concerns or challenges
- Patterns of significant interpersonal conflict
- Traumatic experience/s
- Unresolved financial challenges
- Stressful work/life balance
- Social skills/campus community integration
- Unmet basic needs
- Illness
- Classroom disruption
Whittier’s CARE team meets weekly to review reports and develop individualized outreach plans to help students.
Please note: Although submissions are not reviewed outside regular business hours, all submissions are promptly reviewed and addressed by a CARE team member.
For more information regarding CARE, please reach us at 562.907.4233 or CARE@whittier.edu.
CARE Services
CARE serves as a bridge for all students to have access to both on and off-campus resources. Services provided through CARE help ensure the safety, well-being, and success of Whittier College Students.