Office of the Secretary of Higher EducationInformed by feedback from key stakeholders at colleges and universities across ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, this basic needs website provides easily-accessible, actionable information about resources available to address students’ material hardships including food and housing insecurity, childcare, transportation, open educational resources, and benefits eligibility.
The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Plan for Higher Education: "Where Opportunity Meets Innovation: A Student-Centered Vision for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Higher Education" includes a tenet that every student in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ should have access to an affordable route to a college degree with predictable tuition and fees, and support to help with non-tuition expenses. This playbook provides leaders, administrators, faculty, and staff at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ colleges and universities with actionable information, evidence-based promising practices, and scalable resource solutions to effectively and sustainably help students secure their basic needs including food, housing and shelter, childcare, and transportation.
The materials in this Basic Needs Outreach and Social Media Toolkit are designed to make it easy for institutions, students, and stakeholders to share information and raise awareness about with their communities and peers.
