Perkins/Special Populations

The Office for Disability Services provides services to the following student populations:

Individuals preparing for non-traditional training and employment

  • Mentoring is available for students who are majoring in non-traditional programs.

Students from economically disadvantaged families and low-income students

Youth (ages 17-24) who are in or have aged out of the foster care system

  • LSCPA’s Foster Care Liaison 
    • Yvette Carrillo: Special Populations Support Specialist / Dual Enrollment
    • Email: castroy1@lamarpa.edu
    • Phone: 409-984-6503
    • Office: Student Center, Office 424
  • Buckner (Assists adults who have aged out of foster care in locating educational opportunities, housing, employment, and life skills)
    • 675 E. Virginia St., Beaumont, TX 77705
    • Phone: (409) 833-1971
  • Foster Care Transition Toolkit (published by US Department of Education)

Homeless students

Youth (ages 17 – 24) with a parent who is on active duty in the US Armed Forces

Single Parents and Single Pregnant Women

Out-of-Workforce Individuals

English Learners

Other Resources

GetMyFuture logo in English
GetMyFuture logo in Spanish

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

disabilityservices@lamarpa.edu

or

Laurie Marcantel, M.Ed., L.P.C., A.T.S.
Office for Disability Services, Coordinator
Email: marcantella@lamarpa.edu
Phone: (409) 984-6241
Fax: (409) 984-6056