The Wellness Center offers comprehensive services and programming to promote student success and healthy lifestyle choices. Counseling Services, Health Records, Accessibility Services, Office on Violence Against Women Grant, and wellness programming are functionalities under the auspices of the Wellness Center. In an effort to sustain healthy living, services and programming are offered year round. Students may also visit the Wellness Center for resources related to physical and emotional wellbeing, as well as be referred to community based organizations who can assist them.
Accessibility Service
Contact Information
Choate Campus: Room 118
Phone: (716) 827-2579
Website: Accessibility Service
Email: WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu
Trocaire College provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. Students who may be seeking accommodations must self-identify as a student with a disability to the Office of Accessibility Services. Students must provide documentation from a licensed provider stating their diagnosed disability, diagnosis, and/ or mental health impairment, functional limitations, and recommendations of services to support the student in accessing courses and materials. Student accommodations are determined on an individual basis. Some examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to: testing accommodations, notetaking assistance, alternative textbooks and assistive technology software and devices.
Catherine’s Cupboard
Contact Information
Choate Campus: Room 340
Website: Catherine's Cupboard
Email: Mainm@trocaire.edu
Catherine’s Cupboard is a FREE food pantry on campus designed to serve Trocaire students and staff who experience food insecurity. By addressing issues of hunger and food insecurity, the College seeks to aid and support the health and wellbeing of our students while promoting student success, which is the overarching goal of the College.
Catherine’s Cupboard is located in room 340 on Trocaire College’s Choate campus and is open to all Trocaire students and staff. A student and/or Staff ID is the ONLY requirement to access the pantry.
Catherine’s Cupboard is named after Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, who in turn founded Trocaire College in 1958. It provides microwavable and non-perishable food items to students for immediate use or to take home for their families. Toiletries and personal supplies including toothbrushes, feminine hygiene items, diapers, and shampoo are also available. All items are provided freely and discreetly to any student or employee who needs them. Information regarding additional community resources and/or social services are also available through the pantry.
Counseling Services
Contact Information
Choate Campus: Room 118
Phone: (716) 827-2579
Website: Counseling Services
Email: WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu
Trocaire College offers counseling services free of charge for all students. The goal of Counseling Services is to provide short-term counseling to help students manage current stressors and identify more effective strategies to meet their goals. Students can contact the Wellness Center to get more information on community resources and referrals. All students are welcome in the Counseling Office.
Health Records
Contact Information
Choate Campus: Room 118
Phone: (716) 827-2579
Website: Wellness Center
Email: WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu.
The Wellness Center partners with CastleBranch, a health record management system, to support students in managing health and immunization records required for enrollment and clinical placements. Upon admission into their academic program, students will receive information to self-enroll in CastleBranch.
To ensure compliance with College and Public Health Law, an automatic health hold will be placed on all student accounts upon acceptance to the College. To lift this hold, students must submit Trocaire College’s Health and Immunization General Requirement’s Health Form, with supporting documents if necessary, to CastleBranch. General requirements include record of the following: Meningococcal (Meningitis) Vaccination Response, MMR records, and proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Students enrolled in health profession programs are required to submit additional health and immunization records that meet requirements of academic programs and clinical sites. A list of current requirements can be obtained through your CastleBranch account, in the Wellness Center, or in your program’s handbook.
Students are responsible for submitting current and accurate health records through their CastleBranch account and should retain account credentials for access and management of uploaded documents. For questions, please contact the Wellness Center.
Sister Sally Walz Student Emergency Fund
Contact Information
Choate Campus: Room 118
Website: Sister Sally Walz Student Emergency Fund
Email: WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu
The Sister Sally Walz Student Emergency Fund supports student success, retention and completion by helping to address unforeseen financial situations that may hinder student progress. All students are eligible to apply for emergency funding should they experience an urgent financial need that creates hardship and poses a significant barrier to continuing academic pursuits or achieving academic goals. Funds are not to be used for routine expenses, but are reserved for situations and circumstances of urgent need where other avenues of recourse are not available. Some examples: housing and transportation issues, medical and safety needs; replacement of belongings due to fire or other natural disasters. Funds may not be used for books or tuition reduction. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If approved, the one-time allocation of funds up to, but not exceeding $250 will be disbursed either incrementally or in a lump sum depending on the circumstance.
Wellness Programming
The Wellness Center offers wellness programming and events on various topics throughout the year. For any questions regarding programs or events contact the Wellness Center at (716) 827-2579, or WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu.