Welcome to the Basic Needs Program website! At Santa Clara University, we believe that every student deserves access to the essentials for a healthy and fulfilling life. We’re dedicated to ensuring ...

Over the past decade, rising costs of living and student housing rates have added pressure to already strained college learners, creating a new challenge for colleges and universities seeking to ...

Over 50 community college students in California currently serve as resource guides for peers in need of stable housing, food access and other basic needs. The students are part of the California ...

Support the center in a way that works for you, from volunteering to financial donations. The Basic Needs Center accepts donations of food and personal care items to stock the Buff Pantry and mobile ...

What is the Basic Needs Resource Center? The Basic Needs Resource Center (BNRC) operates under Student Health, Counseling, and Wellness Services (SHCWS) in The WELL, as part of the CARES program. This ...

With tariffs, economic uncertainty, cuts to food banks, and rising grocery bills, officials who fight for their constituents’ basic needs will be on a strong foundation. Americans know any of us could ...

Students in today’s world at all ages need basic requirements to receive and gain their full academic potential. Some of those needs include a stable environment to complete homework and obtaining ...

Gen Z's adult lives are complicated and complex, fueled by a number of factors like social media, a tumultuous social environment, and a collective lack of belonging. From building communities to ...