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 from 8pm to midnight.
Students are also welcome to reach out via email uhsbn@hawaii.edu. Responses are provided promptly during café hours.
Food Assistance
- Kauaʻi Food Resources
- Campus Grocery Assistance
- Food & Goods Pantry
- Meal Voucher Application Form
- SNAP Application Assistance – Please contact Human Needs
- Kaukau 4 Keiki
- findhelp.org
Financial Help
- Kaua‘i CC Financial Aid
- Childcare Assistance Application
- FAFSA Application
- Student Emergency Aid Application
- findhelp.org
Health Services
- Campus Health Services
- QUEST Health Insurance & Clinic Referrals – Please contact Human Needs
- Mental Health Support
- findhelp.org
Housing & Shelter
Additional Resources
- Aloha United Way
- University of Hawai‘i Resources
- Internet Kokua Program Enrollment Form
- Rental and Utility Relief Program
- Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
- Affordable Connectivity Program
Campus Point of Contact
Maeve O’Donnell Pax, Human Needs Coordinator, maeveop@hawaii.edu
Kauaʻi CC Campus Committee
Will Dressler, Student Success Coordinator, dressler@hawaii.edu
Maeve OʻDonnell Pax, Human Needs Coordinator, maeveop@hawaii.edu
Carna Brown, Financial Aid Specialist, carna@hawaii.edu
Lahela Salazar, Waiʻaleʻale Project and Kīpaipai Program Coordinator, lahea@hawaii.edu
Jennifer Duncklee, Librarian, jdunckle@hawaii.edu