Contact


For questions about the Basic Needs Initiative, contact us by email.

Campus Name Email
UC Berkeley basicneedscenter@berkeley.edu
UC Davis compass@ucdavis.edu
UC Irvine fresh@uci.edu
UCLA basicneeds@cpo.ucla.edu
UC Merced basicneeds@ucmerced.edu
UC Riverside basicneeds@ucr.edu 
UC San Diego basicneeds@ucsd.edu
UC San Francisco basicneeds@ucsf.edu
UC Santa Barbara thrive@ucsb.edu
UC Santa Cruz basicnds@ucsc.edu

Find services at a campus near you

All 10 UC campuses have on-site basic needs centers, providing food, emergency housing and a comprehensive range of support services — any UC student can use services at the basic needs center nearest them, not just on the campus where they are enrolled.

Learn more about UC's basic needs campus centers