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Our crowdfunding campaign has ended, but you can still support the UCLA Basic Needs Center by clicking here.
As the cost of living and higher education continue to increase, students are facing significant financial challenges that can deter them from pursuing and completing their degrees.
As a public university, UCLA is committed to accessibility. Tuition is among the most affordable compared to our elite peer institutions and 62.8% of students receive some form of financial aid. However, UCLA also enrolls more low-income students than all the ivy leagues combined and we have students who struggle to meet their essential needs: food, clothing, shelter, transportation and sufficient rest.
Demand for basic needs support is expected to increase in future years, and UCLA is working to establish an endowment to ensure substantial and long-lasting funding for basic needs efforts. In the meantime, annual fundraisers (like this one) are needed to address students' urgent needs.
UCLA has longstanding resources available to help students meet their basic needs, such as the Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) for emergency funding, food security programs, short-term loans, housing assistance, and access to childcare. The newly opened center brings these resources together and serves as the first point of contact for students experiencing insecurity or financial challenges.
These services impact and improve the lives of many through proactive programs, experiential learning, community opportunities and more. The goal is for all students to know of these resources and to help them discover long-term solutions.
Many students attend UCLA with the hopes of improving their lives and their families' lives through higher education. Your gift delivers a powerful message to students - affirming individuals from all walks of life not only belong, but can thrive at our world-class institution.
Thank you for joining us in uplifting students with your gift to our Parents' Council fundraiser!
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Should this fund reach the campus minimum required for the establishment of an endowment or quasi-endowment, The UCLA Foundation reserves the right to convert this fund to an endowment or quasi-endowment. Please click here to learn more about how the UCLA Foundation invests and manages its endowments.
Your gift will provide a meal voucher for one student to use at Ackerman Union on campus. UCLA Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) distributes meal vouchers in partnership with Swipe Out Hunger to address food insecurity.
Your gift will provide a gas voucher for a student who is having a hard time covering the costs of commuting to campus. With a gas voucher, a Bruin can drive to work, a job interview, to campus or use it for emergency travel.
Your gift will provide two students with grocery support. Grocery gift cards help undergraduate and graduate students experiencing food insecurity purchase groceries and other essential items.
Your gift will cover 1/4 of the cost of hosting a financial wellness workshop. Students who participate receive an overview of budgeting and finances, a one-on-one peer coaching session for financial management, and a money mindfulness planner.
Two gifts of $500 will sponsor temporary emergency housing for a student on campus who is experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.
Your gift will provide healthy lunch box meals for 50 students in need. Lunch boxes are provided in partnership with Eat Naked LA (eatnakedla.com).
Two gifts of $5,000 will purchase a commuter pod for our UCLA Bruin Hub locations (Wooden Center and Strathmore Building). Pods provide safe, semi-private and comfortable spaces where students with extreme commutes or housing insecurity can rest. They are an urban design creation by UCLA cityLAB (https://citylab.ucla.edu/bruin-hub).