It’s hard to perform well in school when you are hungry or homeless. To help combat these grave difficulties, a policy (AB 132) went into effect last year requiring California colleges to establish ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In his famous paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation,” psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed a ...

coordinating with campus and community partners, identifying community resources available to students, communicating with students about and connecting students to resources for which they may be ...

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Basic Needs program at Santa Clara University. The Basic Needs program is a donor-funded effort. Through the generous support of donors and the SCU ...

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 ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, center, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord testify at a Senate ...

A new GoFundMe report shows a significant rise in people turning to crowdfunding for basic needs like food in 2025.

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 ...

Branching from the Volunteer Resource Center, the volunteer program for the Basic Needs Center had a head start developing our relationships. We have strong ties with the Community Food Share food ...

Volunteers load a vehicle at a Military Family Advisory Network food distribution event in Norfolk, Va., in May. (Courtesy of MFAN) Low-income military families are now a step closer to getting a new ...