{"id":20761,"date":"2021-07-30T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T19:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycareprod.wpengine.com\/?p=20761"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:54:31","slug":"basic-needs-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipping College Students for Success Through Basic Needs Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#rates-of-basic-needs-insecurity\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Rates of basic needs insecurity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#basic-needs-insecurity-and-college-students\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Basic needs insecurity and college students<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#basic-needs-means-more-than-food-and-housing\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Basic needs means more than food and housing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#peer-to-peer-support-for-basic-needs\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Peer-to-peer support for basic needs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#connecting-college-students-to-the-resources-they-need\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Connecting college students to the resources they need<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/basic-needs-college-students\/#how-basic-needs-support-impact-college-campuses\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How basic needs support impact college campuses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20761\" class=\"elementor elementor-20761\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c671caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c671caa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d2677 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"82d2677\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3bd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3bd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hope4college.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/RCReport2021.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Hope Center defines students\u2019 basic needs<\/a> as access to nutritious and sufficient food; safe, secure, and adequate housing; healthcare for mental and physical well-being; affordable technology and transportation; resources for personal hygiene; and childcare and related needs. When there is an ecosystem in place to ensure that students\u2019 basic needs are met, students can meet their academic potential. But basic needs insecurity means students don\u2019t have what they need to succeed.<\/p><p>To further the conversation on basic needs support for college students, TimelyCare hosted a session of the Gen Ztressed webinar series on <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/webinar-gen-ztressed-basic-needs-insecurity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\"><em>Basic Needs Insecurity and Your Students<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rates-of-basic-needs-insecurity\"><\/span>Rates of basic needs insecurity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>The Hope Center #RealCollege report revealed the types of institutions and demographics with the highest rates of basic needs insecurity:<\/p><ul><li>67% of students at HBCUs<\/li><li>62% of students at urban two-year colleges<\/li><li>57% of students at rural four-year colleges<\/li><\/ul><p>TimelyCare\u2019s research found that <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/basic-needs-support-for-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">three out of four community college students<\/a> reported a lack of basic needs caused them emotional distress and\/or anxiety. While medical and mental health care were the top two most pressing needs cited by the students surveyed, lack of time and being unsure where to go were the most often-cited barriers to accessing care.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"basic-needs-insecurity-and-college-students\"><\/span>Basic needs insecurity and college students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/resources\/#resource\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">TimelyCare\u2019s Gen Ztressed webinar series<\/a>, higher education student affairs leaders shared strategies and resources to use to support the basic needs of college students. The panel discussion focused on how institutions can break down common barriers to help students stay safe, focused, and on track to graduate.<\/p><p>Attendees from higher education institutions to the session were asked three questions about basic needs support for their students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944d2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944d2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>1. How equipped do you feel your campus is to care for the basic needs insecurities of your students?<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e866931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e866931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-e866931\">\n\t\t\t\tVery equipped\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-e866931\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">10%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2e6ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"6f2e6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-6f2e6ac\">\n\t\t\t\tSomewhat equipped\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-6f2e6ac\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"70\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"70\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">70%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309559b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"309559b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-309559b\">\n\t\t\t\tSomewhat unequipped\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-309559b\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"18\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"18\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">18%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f0e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"70f0e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-70f0e92\">\n\t\t\t\tVery unequipped\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-70f0e92\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">2%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcf5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fcf5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9920072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9920072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>2. In the past 12 months, what percent of your students do you think experienced emotional distress, stress, and\/or anxiety due to lack of basic needs?<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ac9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"f3ac9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-f3ac9b2\">\n\t\t\t\t0-20%\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-f3ac9b2\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ac168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"08ac168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-08ac168\">\n\t\t\t\t21-40%\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-08ac168\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"18\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"18\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">18%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce89bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"ce89bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-ce89bec\">\n\t\t\t\t41-60%\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-ce89bec\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"34\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"34\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">34%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07db11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"f07db11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-f07db11\">\n\t\t\t\t61-80%\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-f07db11\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"42\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"42\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">42%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f43471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"7f43471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-7f43471\">\n\t\t\t\t81-100%\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-7f43471\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">0%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fea27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4fea27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ce6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ce6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>3. What do you think are your students\u2019 biggest barriers to accessing the medical or mental health care that they need?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6><h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6><h6>The top responses were:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716becb elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"716becb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-716becb\">\n\t\t\t\tNot knowing where to go for services\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-716becb\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"74\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"74\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">74%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c3b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"18c3b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-18c3b51\">\n\t\t\t\tCost of care and\/or treatment\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-18c3b51\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"70\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"70\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">70%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4e99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"1f4e99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-1f4e99b\">\n\t\t\t\tStigma\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-1f4e99b\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"54\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">54%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487c0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"487c0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-487c0fc\">\n\t\t\t\tLack of transportation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-487c0fc\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"54\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">54%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80edbea elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"80edbea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-80edbea\">\n\t\t\t\tLack of availability when they have time\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-80edbea\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"54\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">54%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a625de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"a625de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-a625de7\">\n\t\t\t\tDiscomfort talking about medical\/mental health needs\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-a625de7\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"54\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">54%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eadd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eadd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over 80% of the higher education attendees felt that their campuses had room to grow the basic needs support for their students. Approximately three out of four of those surveyed thought that between 41-80% of their students experienced some amount of stress and\/or anxiety due to lack of basic needs support. This aligns with <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/survey-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">TimelyCare\u2019s research on community college students<\/a> and falls in line with the Hope Center\u2019s research on how basic needs insecurity impacts students at different types of institutions.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33611931\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Students from five University of California campuses<\/a> echoed that transportation and not being able to pay are common barriers to basic needs. And an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activeminds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Student-Survey-Infographic.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Active Minds student survey<\/a> concluded that students not knowing how to access needed mental health services is a common problem as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54002ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"54002ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5480ce3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5480ce3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d899f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d899f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"basic-needs-means-more-than-food-and-housing\"><\/span>Basic needs means more than food and housing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>The study of University of California students also revealed that students define basic needs as more than food insecurity and housing insecurity. Lack of financial aid and financial aid guidance were also noted as barriers to basic needs. Students also indicated that they believe basic needs are the responsibility of students and the institution. TimelyCare\u2019s Gen Ztressed panel of higher education experts discussed this topic in more detail.<\/p><p>We\u2019re past the point where basic needs is only food and housing, said Iris Aguilar, senior director of health equity at the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC). Basic needs include access to technology; healthcare, including mental health; transportation, jobs, and networking.<\/p><p>\u201cSchools are providing access to social capital. We don\u2019t want students to just come to school. We want them to thrive. We want to empower them\u201d<\/p><p>Aguilar noted that it\u2019s important to center the basic needs conversation around equity vs. equality.<\/p><p>\u201cThere will be students who need more. We\u2019re talking about students who may not have access to public benefits like Healthfresh or SNAP. We\u2019re talking about undocumented students.<\/p><p>\u201cWe want things to be equal, but that\u2019s not reality. There are inequities. The intersectionality of all of this is that students have different needs.\u201d<\/p><p>The stigma associated with basic needs can\u2019t be ignored, said Aguilar. In most cases, the resources exist, but students can\u2019t access what they need. Confusing applications and lack of awareness are common barriers. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highereddive.com\/news\/what-colleges-can-do-after-daca-was-ruled-unlawful\/603861\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">recent news around DACA<\/a>, Aguilar also talked about how important it is to communicate with students about the changes to that program.<\/p><p>\u201cEquity means that we\u2019re creating resources and solutions and breaking down barriers to ensure that students have access to resources,\u201d said Aguilar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e3826 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"f9e3826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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thrive\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=contact_blog\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more about TimelyCare\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4fbdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec4fbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"peer-to-peer-support-for-basic-needs\"><\/span>Peer-to-peer support for basic needs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>To help break down the barrier of confusing applications and lack of awareness of how to access needed resources, students are starting to take matters into their own hands.<\/p><p>\u201cWe see students getting creative,\u201d said Aguilar, who noted that she sees students offering peer-to-peer support, posting on social media about basic needs and public benefits, and hosting virtual gatherings for other students that need help accessing basic needs resources.<\/p><p>Another Gen Ztressed panelist, Dr. Emily Stone, dean of counseling and student services at Diablo Valley College (DVC), discussed the FCCC\u2019s student ambassador program that empowers students to use on-campus advocacy efforts to build awareness of important student resources. One of these student ambassadors helped lead an initiative to expand access to medical and mental health resources through TimelyCare for DVC students. The student was provided with support from leadership at the college to \u201cexercise leadership and develop leadership skills to make something significant happen\u201d for the campus, which was to implement DVC\u2019s telehealth platform with TimelyCare.<\/p><p>The DVC campus also provides opportunities for students to share their experiences through different events and activities, said Dr. Stone. One example is a \u201clistening circle\u201d that allows students to speak, share, and be present to hear what students are saying. It\u2019s in this type of community with students that DVC leadership has an opportunity to hear what students need, which helps inform decisions about student programming.<\/p><p>Leveraging peer networks for supporting students has many considerable benefits, but, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-07-19-how-colleges-can-support-more-students-using-the-power-of-peers\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">Chelsea Waite notes in EdSurge<\/a>, schools considering peer-to-peer models should recognize that peers may not always be best positioned to tackle complex challenges on behalf of their fellow students. For particularly complex student challenges, peer supports will need to remain supplements, not replacements, to professional staff. This is one of the ways that TimelyCare\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/basic-needs-support-for-community-college-students\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">basic needs support<\/a> plays an important role in ensuring that students get connected to the community and campus resources they need to help them thrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f2f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f2f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"connecting-college-students-to-the-resources-they-need\"><\/span>Connecting college students to the resources they need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>For Dr. Leroy Durant, vice president for student development and services at Claflin University, the majority of the student population is eligible for Pell grants. Claflin, an HBCU in rural South Carolina, found itself supporting insecure students\u2019 basic needs during the pandemic.<\/p><p>Students didn\u2019t have the technology they needed for remote learning. And many students didn\u2019t have internet access to complete assignments at home. Students would sit in the parking lots of local restaurants to get coursework completed.<\/p><p>\u201cYou assume that students probably have [technology] they use, whether it was an iPad or laptop or something like that,\u201d said Dr. Durant. \u201cThat was not the case. The majority of our students did not have that. We had to find a way to get that to them and let them keep it so they can move forward.\u201d<\/p><p>He also said that campus leadership discovered how much students rely on the school\u2019s meal plan for food security. Claflin created a hotline to hear what students needed, and the school made investments to help meet those challenges.<\/p><p>\u201cTo hear the kinds of things the students deal with, it really hits me that I have to find ways to provide services that help students to be successful, get an education, and improve their quality of life,\u201d said Dr. Jenkins.<\/p><p>In addition to technology and food, healthcare was another investment that Claflin made during the pandemic. By partnering with TimelyCare, Claflin provided 24\/7\/365 medical and mental health care for students. \u201cI knew that, for some of our students, this is the only healthcare they get,\u201d said Dr. Jenkins.<\/p><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-basic-needs-support-impact-college-campuses\"><\/span>How basic needs support impact college campuses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>While the rate of basic needs insecurity may be higher at certain types of higher education institutions, there are students at all types of institutions who struggle with basic needs insecurity. If you\u2019re looking at how to best equip your campus with the resources it needs to support all students, watch the latest session of the Gen Ztressed webinar series, <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/webinar-gen-ztressed-basic-needs-insecurity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\"><em>Basic Needs Insecurity and Your Students<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>While food security and housing security are significant basic needs to cover, what students need to be successful goes beyond just these necessities. Technology, healthcare, and transportation can keep students from being able to achieve academic success. Barriers like these remain for many students. And your campus must make sure steps are taken to help students have basic needs security.<\/p><p>Listening to the needs of students, providing opportunities for peer-to-peer support, and offering support services to connect students with resources are all ways to ensure student success. When students have the resources they need to be able to focus on academics, retention and graduation rates increase.<\/p><p>\u201cTo be successful academically and in the classroom, you need your fundamental needs met, and that&#8217;s what basic needs are,\u201d said Dr. Stone.<\/p><p>Basic needs support from TimelyCare can help students get connected with assistance programs (i.e. campus food pantries, student outreach and nonprofit programs, and transportation), determine the student\u2019s eligibility, and support students through any necessary enrollment. To learn more about basic needs support and how it can help your students thrive, <a href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/contact\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\">contact TimelyCare<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hope Center defines students\u2019 basic needs as access to nutritious and sufficient food; safe, secure, and adequate housing; healthcare for mental and physical well-being; affordable technology and transportation; resources for personal hygiene; and childcare and related needs. 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