Over the past decade, universities and community organizations alike have increased their efforts to support students struggling to access basic needs like housing and food. But even as researchers ...

UC leaders released a statement pushing for Congress to pass the Basic Assistance for Students in College, or BASIC, Act, which will scale up funding “to help institutions of higher education meet the ...

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 ...

Higher education advocates hope to convince Oregon lawmakers to find $5 million to keep paying for campus benefits navigators who in the last three years have helped nearly 40,000 college students ...

The three students at Oregon Coast Community College needed help. To finish their degrees, they had to complete an internship this past spring, which required driving to a nearby internship site. But ...

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As community college students return to their campuses, many will find one new resource to count on: a hub where they can seek support in meeting their basic needs. Known as basic needs centers, the ...

Amisha Chowdhury ’23 and Delilah Hernandez ’22 are no strangers to the struggles faced by first-generation, low-income students that attend Cornell. The two, who both transferred to the University in ...

One day during this past academic year, Byanca Moore realized she needed help. The rising junior at Le Moyne College, in Syracuse, N.Y., had medical expenses to pay and no food to eat. So, she turned ...