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)
Director of Service Learning and Basic Needs
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
Orla McGrath (she/her)
Events and Education Student Assistant
Mackenzie Campbell (she/her)
Events and Education Student Assistant
Grreshan Ramesh (he/him)
Resource and Referral Student Assistant
Hayley Thomas (she/her)
Resource and Referral Student Assistant
Sabrina Toor (she/her)
Resource and Referral Student Assistant
Christine Bolt (she/her)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Shannon Saxe (she/her)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Roy Park (he/him)
Outreach and Social Media Student Assistant
Katie Held (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Rose Valdez (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Indu Varshini Jayapal (she/her)
Operations and Data Student Specialist
Lauren Fiddes (she/her)
Operations Student Assistant
Sylvan Arnold (she/they)
Operations Student Assistant
Audrey Wilson (she/her)
MSW Intern
Thomas Pauciullo (he/him)
MSW Intern