“ I ola no ke kino i ka mā‘ona o ka ‘ōpū. ”
The body enjoys health when the stomach is well filled.
Click the link below to connect with a UH Basic Needs Café Assistant who can help UH students with locating and securing basic needs including food, housing and financial resources. Café hours are Sunday to Thursday 8pm to midnight.
Students are also welcome to reach out via email uhsbn@hawaii.edu. Responses are provided promptly during café hours.
Supporting Student Success by Ensuring Basic Needs Security for All
Basic needs includes, but are not limited to, food and housing, clothing, childcare, mental health, financial resources and transportation. At some point in your educational journey, you may face challenges in accessing adequate amounts of food, housing, financial or other resources. This is called basic needs insecurity and millions of college students experience it each year. To ensure that basic needs are met for all UH students, a list of on-campus resources and those available in the surrounding community are listed below.
News, Research and Current Events
An Expert Explains the Importance of Supporting Student Parents 11/22
Food Insecurity on College Campuses 10/21
US Poverty Rate Fell By Half in 2021 9/14
What Will It Take to Make College More Affordable? 9/13
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 8/25
Biden to Cancel $10,000 in Student Loan Debt; Low-Income Students Are Eligible for More 8/24
Student Views on Affordability
and the Value of College 8/24
First Look at Public Transportation Accessibility at Americaʻs Community & Technical Colleges 8/24
Student Resources
Use the map below to find basic needs resources available to students on each UH campus.
The UH System is partnering with findhelp.org to provide students with access to community, state and federal basic needs resources.
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