CalFresh
What do you do if you find out a student is inelgible during a CalFresh Application Assistance Appointment?
Let them know they are most likely inelgible and go over the other services the Basic Needs Center offers, many of whom have different elgibilities than Cal Fresh
Who is able to use the FRESH Pantry?
Any enrolled UCI student
What are the main differences between the Campus Social Workers and the Basic Needs Social Workers?
Campus Social Workers: Can only meet with them with a referral from a faculty member
Basic Needs Social Workers: 2 social workers specializing in Basic Needs and Emergency Housing; do not need a referral to meet with them
What platform does the Marketing Team use to make graphics?
Canva
What are the details and requirements for the Volunteer Seminar?
Seminar Details:
What are the CalFresh application services we offer at the BNC and how are they different?
- 1-on-1 application assistance with a student staff (30 day traditional application assistance)
- OCSSA Support Hours (1 day and if approved card gets mailed)
- Enrollment Parties (1 day with card being printed same day)
- Walk-Aways (bonus point)
How often can a student access our pantry? How long would their appointment time be?
once a week and 15 minutes
What are the Basic Needs Consultation used for and who lead them?
Where can we find event pictures?
What steps should someone on campus take if they’re interested in collaborating with your Center?
For any collaboration interest, they can visit our website and fill out a collaboration request form with more information about who they are and what kind collaboration they're requesting.
What are the program requirements for Fresh Finance: Sprout Your Wealth Program to meet CalFresh eligibility?
Bonus: How many workshops do we offer for the academic year.
- 2 coaching sessions and one workshop
- 2 per quarter
What is our Pantry and Mobile Food Pantry schedule?
- Pantry open Tue/Wed 10am-3PM
- Mobile Pantry is on campus on the first Friday of each month
What is the Emergency Meal Swipe program and what do students need to do to sign up for this?
- Emergency Meal Swipes (EMS) is an application-based service that helps students who are experiencing food insecurity and/or a student-related emergency, access several healthy and well-balanced meals offered at UCI’s Dining Commons.
- Students need to submit an EMS application and financial aid award letter
How early do we promote our CalFresh events?
At least 2 weeks before an event
What type of donations do we take?
- Food and toiletry donations
- Clothes donations
- Monetary donations
What are all the student eligibility categories on our website?
- Receive Calgrant A/B (TANF Funded)
- Have accepted your Federal Work Study
- Employed on Campus
- Employed 20 Hrs/Week or 80 Hrs/Month
- Student Success Initiatives (SSI)
- Parenting Student
- Research and Teaching Assistants
- Academic and professional programs
What do students who want to use the pantry for the first time need to do?
- complete pantry community guidelines
- complete client agreement form
- book a pantry appointment
Students may apply for short-term transportation support for any of the following areas:
✓ Medical and mental health appointments
✓ Grocery store access
✓ Transportation issues (ex. car repair)
✓ Other transportation needs
How often does our newsletter go out?
Every Monday
In what year did the UCI Basic Needs Center change its name from the FRESH Basic Needs Hub?
2023
How many programs do we have on our Student Program List?
287!
What does the FRESH in FRESH Pantry stand for
Food and Resources Empowering Students with Hope
List the different BNC Emergency Services
- Basic Needs Consultations
- Emergency Meal Swipes
- Short-term grocery card support
- Short-term transportation support
- Campus social worker consultations
- Economic crisis response grant
- Basic Needs sponsored housing
What is our IG handle and what type of content do we post?
@ucibasicneeds
- we post reels, CalFresh events/content/reminders, Center hours, and workshops
Name as many pro-staff and titles as you can
- Andrea, Director
- Keely, Senior Basic Needs Specialist
- Anne-Marie, Basic Needs Coordinator
- Xochitl, Administrative Assistant
- Berenice, CalFresh Coordinator
- Mark, Operations Coordinator
- Ana, Operations Assistant
- Annalise, Outreach & Engagement Coordinator