Do you have a guest room, empty bed for a Denison student needig a place? Please read and respond. Please let me know if you do this and allow me to help you with food, transportation. I wish we had an extra bed, but we do not!!
Friends of Denison,
As a community, we are dealing with a national health crisis that is unprecedented in modern times. As a community, we continue to rise to the challenge to support our family, friends and neighbors as this fast-changing COVID-19 situation impacts our daily lives in ways that wouldn’t have seemed possible only a few short weeks ago.
And that’s why I’m writing. There are members of our community who need support right now.
As we anticipate more areas of operation to be restricted by government order in the near future, we are increasingly concerned about being able to sustain adequate services for any students who remain on Denison’s campus. Therefore, we have made the decision to close residence halls for the remainder of the semester.
While most students have already left and will not return this year, there are a number of students who are unable to go home for a myriad of reasons. We find ourselves in need and are turning to our community to help us house these students off campus and in settings where their safety and basic needs can be met.
This is a big ask, but a necessary one. If you are willing and able to be a host family for a student or students, please fill out this Host Family Form. We are prioritizing proximity to Denison as we place students for a number of logistical reasons.
The placement process will be happening quickly with some placements starting this week. We are asking host families to be able to commit to the possibility of an 8-week homestay. Many students are working on ways to get home and may only need a few days or a couple of weeks, but with the uncertainty of COVID-19 and travel restrictions, we all need to plan for the possibility of a full 8-week stay.
Please direct any questions or concerns you have about the homestay and the Host Family Form to – Jeremy King.
For those of you who want to help, but can’t commit to being a homestay host, there will be other ways to support our students and host families over the coming weeks. We will send out more info about these opportunities in the coming days. Denison did create The Student Emergency Assistance Fund to help students in need during this crisis and they can access these funds by connecting with our Financial Aid office.
Thank you for considering,
Jeremy King
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