Basic Needs & Student Support

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The Basic Needs & Student Support department is dedicated to the success of our most vulnerable students at CSUSB Palm Desert and San Bernardino Campuses. The department serves as a multidisciplinary space to house and support the campus' basic needs services and programs. Using a holistic approach to well-being that impacts student success, the department supports students through crisis by leveraging an ecosystem campus-wide approach that utilizes on and off-campus partnerships and provides direct support referrals based on each student’s circumstances.

Basic Needs and Student Support Center

A one-stop holistic wellness hub for students to receive personalized compassionate care surrounding their Basic Needs including CalFresh application assistance, incentive gift card assistance, emergency housing support, Basic Needs Grant support, Swipe Out Hunger meal swipe assistance, and referrals to campus resources