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Addressing Basic Needs Insecurity on Campus

We’re excited to support your efforts to strengthen practice among faculty and staff. Basic Needs 101 serves as the foundational offering in the #RealCollege Curriculum, comprising three courses that provide a practical and evidence-based grounding in the realities facing today’s students. In addition, we have developed a course focused on Supporting the Basic Needs of Parenting Students.

Poverty Has Changed Higher Education

At least 4 million college students are struggling to learn and succeed because they lack sufficient food, safe housing, childcare options, transportation, access to healthcare and other unmet basic needs. These barriers can make it difficult for students to stay enrolled and engaged academically.

The #RealCollege Curriculum is making sure every professor, staff member, and administrator knows how to help.

detail from a graphic note about students and basic needs. The text reads"Eliminate Food Insecurity [and] Housing Insecurity"

Students Are Humans First

A masterclass for higher education professionals and their partners, the #RealCollege Curriculum helps colleges and universities increase the equitable use of holistic student supports.

Students are clear: it’s not enough to offer a food pantry or even a basic needs center. The professionals on the frontlines in every classroom need preparation on how to help by treating students like humans first.

Here’s how you can bring the #RealCollege Curriculum to your campus today:

GROUP OR CAMPUS-WIDE ACCESS

Contract with us to launch this cost-effective professional development experience at your institution! Whether you’re looking for access for your office, department, or full campus, we’ll work with you to find the right arrangement.

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INDIVIDUAL ACCESS

Start the Curriculum yourself and hopefully inspire others along the way! Get a full calendar year of access to all four courses at our special “early adopter” price, allowing you to engage at your own pace and schedule.

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Take a moment to tell us a little about your current knowledge about basic needs insecurity.

How confident are you that you know what “student basic needs insecurity” means and how to recognize it in students?*

To what extent do you believe that it is part of a college or university’s job to help address student basic needs insecurity?*

To what extent do you feel that your beliefs about institutions’ roles in addressing student basic needs insecurity are reflected in how you do your current job? In other words, if you feel it is important to help students, do you think you currently act to help (within the bounds of your role)?*

Which of the following options best describes how you would respond if you were asked to explain to a colleague how and why large numbers of students are affected by basic needs insecurity?*

Which of the following options best describes how you would respond if a student asked you for help because they couldn’t afford living expenses?*

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