Our Crowdfunding Groups
Our crowdfunding campaign has ended, but you can still support the UCLA Basic Needs Center by clicking here.
To our amazing donor community:
We are overwhelmed by the incredible support we've received for our campaign for students' basic needs. We raised $52,593 from 330 UCLA families, students, and friends during our month-long fundraising effort. This is our most successful Parents' Council fundraiser to date - breaking our previous records by far (266 donors and $29,000).
As UCLA parents, this cause was near and dear to our hearts. We support our own students every day in a variety of ways throughout their college experience and wanted to extend that same feeling of comfort and security to other Bruins in need. With this additional funding from our campaign, UCLA Student Affairs is closer to meeting the demand of students and can continue their work - providing students with comprehensive support as they finish their degrees.
Every gift will make a difference in students' lives and we thank you again for joining us in our effort. You are an incredible part of our Bruin community.
Sincerely,
UCLA Parents' Council
Our month long campaign to support students' basic needs is coming to an end on Tuesday, May 2nd at 11:59 pm. We are incredibly grateful to you, our Bruin community of parents, students, family and friends for coming together to make this our most successful Parents' Council fundraising effort ever. We surpassed both our initial donor count and dollar goal, and raised over $38,000 for basic needs! A very big thank you to all of our donors - this success wouldn't have been possible without you.
Together, your gifts will make meaningful changes, like provide temporary on-campus housing for 77 students, purchase 386 grocery gift cards, teach 154 financial wellness workshops or provide 4,827 hot meals for students. We are blown away by the support of this campaign and the impact of your giving will be felt by many. Thank you for affirming that individuals from all walks of life not only belong, but can thrive at UCLA.
There are a few hours left in our campaign, we'd love your help spreading the word in these final hours to anyone who hasn't yet had a chance to hear about this effort. Please share this link tonight before midnight! spark.ucla.edu/pcbasicneeds
Sincerely,
UCLA Parents' Council
We did it! Thanks to you, we surpassed our stretch goal of 200 donations for UCLA students’ basic needs! With 10 days left to this crowdfunding effort, we have set a new stretch goal of 267 donors by May 2 at midnight. Let’s keep this going!
With full stomachs, sufficient rest, and the additional support provided by UCLA, students can fully apply themselves to their academic course load, participate in extracurricular activities, and truly take advantage of all UCLA has to offer.
Every gift brings us one step closer to meeting the needs of UCLA students. Please continue to share this campaign with your friends and family members: https://spark.ucla.edu/pcbasicneeds
With gratitude,
UCLA Parents’ Council
Thanks to your generosity and support of our Spark campaign, we have received 150 donations to support UCLA students’ basic needs. Your gift delivers a powerful message to all students – affirming individuals from all walks of life not only belong but can thrive at our world-class institution.
Inspired by this great momentum, we’ve increased our goal to 200 donors! Every gift brings us one step closer to meeting the needs of UCLA students.
Please continue to share this campaign with your networks and help us reach this new goal post! spark.ucla.edu/pcbasicneeds.
Warmly,
The UCLA Parents’ Council
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).