Basic Needs Center
Essentials for Success
At 91视频, we understand that students face a variety of challenges,
and having your basic needs met is essential to your academic success and overall
well-being. The Basic Needs Center is here to support you with resources, services,
and programs that help reduce barriers and create a strong foundation for success.
Whether you need assistance with food, housing, transportation, technology, or other
essential needs, our team is committed to helping you thrive during your time at CR..
Core Values of the Basic Needs Center
- Equity & Access 鈥� We believe all students deserve equitable access to essential resources and opportunities.
- Compassion & Care 鈥� We foster a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment where students feel supported and valued.
- Empowerment 鈥� We provide tools, resources, and education that help students build stability and self-sufficiency.
- Respect & Dignity 鈥� We honor each student鈥檚 lived experiences, identities, and individual needs.
Our Mission
The mission of the Basic Needs Center is to support student success and well-being through holistic, student-centered services that reduce barriers, promote equity, and connect students to essential resources needed to achieve their educational goals.
We believe that when students feel supported, stable, and connected, they are empowered to succeed in college and beyond.
Vision
The Basic Needs Center envisions a campus community where every student has equitable access to the resources, support, and opportunities needed to thrive academically, personally, and beyond the classroom. We are committed to creating a caring, inclusive, and student-centered environment where students facing food, housing, transportation, and financial insecurities feel supported, valued, and empowered to overcome barriers to success.
Through holistic services such as an on-campus food pantry, CalFresh application assistance, housing support, transportation assistance, school and hygiene supplies, wellness resources, prevention education, and community referrals, the Basic Needs Center promotes student stability and belonging. By addressing essential needs, we help students fully engage in their education, achieve their goals, and reach their full potential.
Our center provides access to food assistance programs including a campus food pantry, daily food options, grocery cards, and referrals to community partners.
We offer assistance with housing resource referrals and housing insecurity and prevention grants.
Our program assists with financial aid programs, financial literacy and budgeting workshops, and emergency financial support.
Our center provides referrals to counseling services and health and wellness coaches, workshops on stress management, and referrals to mental health resources.
We aim to improve academic and social outcomes by increasing student retention, success, and completion rates among students attending 91视频 who are housing and food insecure.
See our for ways you can support our community.
In the 91视频 Basic Needs Center (food pantry & clothing closet), CR students are welcome to come in to grab a snack or tea and once a week, to shop at the food pantry and the clothing closet. Students can also get CalFresh information and apply for this monthly food assistance program.
Visit the Food Pantry
CR offers housing for up to 160 students in two buildings. Residency in the dorms includes a meal plan at the cafeteria, on site laundry facilities , and free admission to CR events.
Visit the Housing Page
Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth.
Visit the Wellness pageFacilities on campus
The gender-neutral restroom located just outside of the Mendocino Lounge at the CR Residence Halls is open 24hours/day, 7days a week, including weekends and holidays, to ensure students have restroom access after business hours.
The locker rooms in the PE Building are available to be used by students, who will need to provide their own locks. Students do not need to notify anyone once they have selected a locker or lockers, simply place your lock on the locker. You will need to remove the contents of the locker at the end of the semester so custodians can clean inside.
The women's and men's showers located in the locker rooms between the PE Building and the Field House are available to all students Monday through Friday, from 7:00am to 7:00pm. If you need access on the weekends or holidays, please call Public Safety at (707) 476-4112. Towels are not provided but may be available at the Basic Needs Center.
Laundry detergent and laundry vouchers are available at the Basic Needs Center. Vouchers are limited to 1 per student per month.
Contact BNC
Food Pantry Hours
Eureka Site: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-3:30pm
Del Norte Site : by appointment only. Call 707-465-2302.
Klamath-Trinity: By appointment only. Call 530-625-4821.
After Hours Resources
If you are experiencing a crisis, or if someone you know is, please call 911, or call the 24-hour Crisis Line at 707-445-7715. The toll-free number is 888-849-5728.
You can also call County Outpatient Services at 707-268-2900 and let them know that you need services. Once you are assessed, you may be eligible for a wide variety of services, from counseling to assistance with housing.
If you are on a CR campus, you can also call Public Safety at 707-476-4111.
Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship
The Redwoods Room & Board Scholarship Fund supports CR students who are experiencing homelessness or who are housing insecure. This scholarship provides semester grants so that these students can live in CR's residence halls and have a meal plan in the cafeteria. The goal is to ensure these students have the opportunity to focus on their education rather than on their daily survival. 91视频 was the first college in the nation to provide on campus housing and meal plans for its students experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.
