March 12, 2021

CalFresh Eligibility Expansion for Graduate Students

The Master of Social Welfare and Juris Doctorate graduate degree programs were recently approved as CalFresh local student programs. Students in these programs still need to meet income guidelines, but no longer need to meet the hourly work requirement to be eligible for benefits. In the past few months, five…

November 14, 2019

Know your CalFresh Rights through the Food Justice Project

The Food Justice Project serves UC Berkeley students who have been denied CalFresh benefits. With the understanding that hunger on college campuses is a serious and preventable problem, Berkeley Law students launched the Food Justice Project (FJP) to assist students in navigating the appeals process and provide…

April 9, 2018

Job Openings to Address Basic Needs Insecurity

The Graduate Assembly (GA) and campus administration have funded new positions to lead campus-wide efforts to combat basic needs insecurity and to directly help students in need. Too many UC Berkeley students — both undergraduate and graduate — are faced with the challenge of overcoming food, housing, and financial insecurity.

February 11, 2018

Bear Market and CalFresh Make Food More Accessible to Students

At Berkeley, there are an estimated 1,000 graduate students and 9,000 undergraduates who meet the criteria for CalFresh, and who may not be able to afford enough nutritious food to make it through the day. In an effort to make healthy food more accessible to students…

March 15, 2017

UCBe: Basic Needs Secure

The UC Berkeley Basic Needs Security Committee launches its website, highlighting resources for food, housing, and financial wellness.