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detail from a graphic note about students and basic needs. The text reads"Eliminate Food Insecurity [and] Housing Insecurity"

Empowering Faculty to Engage in Basic Needs Support for Students

A new online curriculum from Believe in Students illustrates the challenges students face regarding basic needs insecurity and highlights the role professors can play in addressing these concerns.

Students’ Basic Needs Are On the Ballot

Less discussed than tuition costs is how life becomes costlier for college students.

These Milwaukee college students helped fix an issue on campus – and say others can, too 

The Changemaker Fellows at MATC work to solve issues impacting students on their campus and spread awarness regarding basic needs insecurity. 

Emergency Aid Pilot Program at OC proves successful for retaining, graduting students 

Over 90% of Odessa College students who benefited from Emergency Aid in the West Texas Pilot Program either continued their education the next semester or completed their degrees, in contrast to the 61% national persistence rate for public two-year colleges in 2020.

48 Hours Inside a Student Emergency-Aid Experiment 

A small-grant program in Milwaukee offers hope, $257 at a time, against torrent of needs.

As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

In response to the growing financial needs of students, college faculty are increasingly setting up independent emergency aid funds, like the FAST Fund, to quickly provide financial support and address basic needs without the bureaucratic delays of traditional college aid programs.

 

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