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 ...

Four in 10 Americans are struggling to pay for their basic needs such as groceries or housing, a problem even middle-class households confront, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.

According to the Center for the Transformation of Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one in 10 CSU students experience homelessness. Students with housing insecurities often ...

This presentation covers a brief history of the Basic Needs Center (BNC). We will share an overview of what the center does and the services it provides, and education on food and housing insecurity.

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 ...

A new policy brief released by NextGen Policy, a social justice advocacy organization, and Compton College upholds the college as a model for how other California community colleges can address food ...