Student Basic Needs

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 and Monday to Friday 8am to noon. 

NEW VIRTUAL BASIC NEEDS CAFE

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.

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