Despite a growing national focus on student basic needs insecurity and its impact on retention and completion, a majority of learners in need have not accessed public benefits or resources from their ...

An estimated 59 percent of all college students have experienced some form of housing or food insecurity in the past year, according to 2024 data from the Hope Center at Temple University. Closer to ...

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 ...

Through state and federal funding and strong community partnerships, Parent Child Centers and Vermont Care Partners (VCP) network agencies help prevent crises and improve outcomes for Vermont’s most ...

A GoFundMe report shows more people crowdfunded for basic needs like food in 2025. Food-related fundraisers were the most common community cause on the platform. The findings highlight growing ...

This month, Cal State Long Beach celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Basic Needs program, a vital initiative launched in 2015 to combat food and housing insecurity among students. What began as a ...

Many people think of college students as young adults living on campus and focused on developmental concerns, such as establishing new friends, feeling homesick, and academic pressure. Indeed, many ...

NEW YORK (AP) — More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food and other basic needs. The for-profit crowdfunding platform’s annual “Year in Help” report, ...