The Basic Needs Center is a support service for students seeking assistance accessing essential resources. The center provides equitable access to basic needs for students during their time at CU Boulder and helps them develop the skills needed to navigate local and national emergency needs services.
Our mission
To provide equitable basic needs services for our campus community and advocate for systemic change to address barriers to access for basic needs.
Our vision
To proactively address basic needs insecurity to provide access and connection to critical student resources across campus which support impacts to health, belonging, persistence and student well-being.
Meet our team
Hannah Wilks (she/her)
Interim Assistant
Dean of Students
Jenna Howerton (she/they)
Assistant Director of Basic Needs and Senior Case Manager
Maddie Atuire (she/her)
Feed the Stampede Senior Coordinator
Brady Churchville (he/him)
Buff Pantry Volunteer Coordinating Student Assistant
Christine Bolt (she/her)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Shannon Saxe (she/her)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Avery Habermacher (she/they)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Mackenzie Campbell (she/her)
Events and Education Student Assistant
Elizabeth Gerber (she/her)
Events and Education Student Assistant
Sabrina Toor (she/her)
Administrative Support Student Assistant
Darly Otero (she/her)
Administrative Support Student Assistant
Rose Valdez (she/her)
Administrative Support Student Assistant
Katie Held (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Indu Varshini Jayapal (she/her)
Operations and Data Student Specialist
Lauren Fiddes (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Lucy Suja (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Ava Richardson (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Mayan Spencer (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Whitney Burns (she/her)
MSW Intern
Kylee Baker (ze/zir)
MSW Intern