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2023-2024 Student Basic Needs Survey Report
This report shares findings from 91 institutions across 16 states that participated in Hope Impact Partnerships (HIP) and fielded The Hope Center Student Basic Needs Survey between Spring 2023 and Sum...
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Today, we released The Hope Center 2023-2024 Student Basic Needs Survey Report with new data charting the crisis of student basic needs insecurity throughout the country. hope.temple.edu/2023-2024-st...
Dr. Tim Cook ran 1,400+ miles to every community college in Oregon.
Not for the blisters. Not for the headlines.
But to spotlight student basic needs.
His run raised $177K—and challenged big assumptions about who today’s students are.
Not for the blisters. Not for the headlines.
But to spotlight student basic needs.
His run raised $177K—and challenged big assumptions about who today’s students are.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Dr. Tim Cook ran 1,400+ miles to every community college in Oregon.
Not for the blisters. Not for the headlines.
But to spotlight student basic needs.
His run raised $177K—and challenged big assumptions about who today’s students are.
Not for the blisters. Not for the headlines.
But to spotlight student basic needs.
His run raised $177K—and challenged big assumptions about who today’s students are.
SNAP payments are delayed and cut about in half this month. Many students and families could wait weeks for relief. Our new guide outlines how colleges can step up and support them through the disruption: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
Supporting Students Through the November 2025 SNAP Cliff & Federal Government Shutdown
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November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
SNAP payments are delayed and cut about in half this month. Many students and families could wait weeks for relief. Our new guide outlines how colleges can step up and support them through the disruption: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
Despite two federal court rulings today, students in higher education may face a potential delay in SNAP benefits this weekend, and communities will likely experience a spike in hunger. Our new guide offers practical steps to support students during this time: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
Supporting Students Through the November 2025 SNAP Cliff & Federal Government Shutdown
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October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Despite two federal court rulings today, students in higher education may face a potential delay in SNAP benefits this weekend, and communities will likely experience a spike in hunger. Our new guide offers practical steps to support students during this time: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
🚨 42 million Americans—including 1.1 million college students—will see their November SNAP benefits halted or delayed as the Administration refuses to release emergency funds during the shutdown.
Hunger is not inevitable—it’s a policy choice. Read our statement: hope.temple.edu/newsroom/sta...
Hunger is not inevitable—it’s a policy choice. Read our statement: hope.temple.edu/newsroom/sta...
Statement on USDA’s Decision Not to Spend Emergency SNAP Funds During the Shutdown
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October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🚨 42 million Americans—including 1.1 million college students—will see their November SNAP benefits halted or delayed as the Administration refuses to release emergency funds during the shutdown.
Hunger is not inevitable—it’s a policy choice. Read our statement: hope.temple.edu/newsroom/sta...
Hunger is not inevitable—it’s a policy choice. Read our statement: hope.temple.edu/newsroom/sta...
California's Hispanic-serving community colleges are scrambling to figure out next steps as they're set to lose $20 million in federal funding that would have supported STEM majors, efforts to eliminate equity gaps & other programs.
Via @edsource.org:
edsource.org/2025/hsi-gra...
Via @edsource.org:
edsource.org/2025/hsi-gra...
Student support programs in peril after federal cuts at Hispanic-serving community colleges
California's community colleges are scrambling to preserve programs that are funded by Hispanic-Serving Institution grants, part of a federal program that the Trump administration is eliminating.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
California's Hispanic-serving community colleges are scrambling to figure out next steps as they're set to lose $20 million in federal funding that would have supported STEM majors, efforts to eliminate equity gaps & other programs.
Via @edsource.org:
edsource.org/2025/hsi-gra...
Via @edsource.org:
edsource.org/2025/hsi-gra...
Students shouldn’t have to park outside McDonald’s to access WiFi. Reliable internet isn’t a luxury—it’s a basic need.
Read our Q&A with @ilsr.bsky.social on "connection insecurity," the growing digital divide leaving too many college students behind. hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/ke...
Read our Q&A with @ilsr.bsky.social on "connection insecurity," the growing digital divide leaving too many college students behind. hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/ke...
October 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Students shouldn’t have to park outside McDonald’s to access WiFi. Reliable internet isn’t a luxury—it’s a basic need.
Read our Q&A with @ilsr.bsky.social on "connection insecurity," the growing digital divide leaving too many college students behind. hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/ke...
Read our Q&A with @ilsr.bsky.social on "connection insecurity," the growing digital divide leaving too many college students behind. hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/ke...
Student Parent Month might be over—but until we see structural change, our support must continue. Join us at this @urbaninstitute.bsky.social webinar to learn more about how your college can collect data and support students. www.urban.org/events/lesso...
Lessons on Collecting Data and Driving Change to Support Student Parent Success
The Data-to-Action Campaign for Parenting Students has generated new insights into how to identify parenting students and advance their success. The Urban In…
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October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Student Parent Month might be over—but until we see structural change, our support must continue. Join us at this @urbaninstitute.bsky.social webinar to learn more about how your college can collect data and support students. www.urban.org/events/lesso...
In this piece by Cristian Ulisses Reyes at @nasfaa.bsky.social, he summarizes the current understanding of student basic needs insecurity and gives a brave and insightful look into his own journey. We commend him—we need both data and narrative to support students. www.nasfaa.org/news-item/37...
NASFAA | Basic Needs, Real Costs: The Price Beyond Tuition
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October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In this piece by Cristian Ulisses Reyes at @nasfaa.bsky.social, he summarizes the current understanding of student basic needs insecurity and gives a brave and insightful look into his own journey. We commend him—we need both data and narrative to support students. www.nasfaa.org/news-item/37...
In a rapidly changing higher education landscape, we need supports that are accessible, sustainable, and creative to combat funding cuts. College Housing Northwest has been working on just that.
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In a rapidly changing higher education landscape, we need supports that are accessible, sustainable, and creative to combat funding cuts. College Housing Northwest has been working on just that.
It’s been a while since our last newsletter! This summer featured an overwhelming set of policy changes on issues that deeply impact student basic needs security. In our first fall dispatch, we dive into our advocacy & other nation-wide efforts to support students: 🧵👇
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It’s been a while since our last newsletter! This summer featured an overwhelming set of policy changes on issues that deeply impact student basic needs security. In our first fall dispatch, we dive into our advocacy & other nation-wide efforts to support students: 🧵👇
Ending food insecurity requires timely, reliable data on how many Americans struggle to put food on the table. The Trump Administration’s decision to end the USDA’s Household Food Security Report will make it incredibly difficult to measure and reverse the campus hunger crisis.
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ending food insecurity requires timely, reliable data on how many Americans struggle to put food on the table. The Trump Administration’s decision to end the USDA’s Household Food Security Report will make it incredibly difficult to measure and reverse the campus hunger crisis.
This community college president ran 1400 miles and raised over $130k to support students facing basic needs insecurity. May we all show up with his kind of determination to challenge student basic needs insecurity.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
From Ontario to Hood River, a mission to support Oregon’s community college students
Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook ran nearly 1,500 miles to all 17 state community colleges in 52 days, raising over $130,000 for students in financial need.
www.opb.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This community college president ran 1400 miles and raised over $130k to support students facing basic needs insecurity. May we all show up with his kind of determination to challenge student basic needs insecurity.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Our @prinistacy.bsky.social was a part of this panel of brilliant changemakers at the 2025 SUCCESS Convening, leading a conversation on how we can better fund basic needs initiatives—a topic more critical than ever in the wake of recent policy decisions.
September 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Our @prinistacy.bsky.social was a part of this panel of brilliant changemakers at the 2025 SUCCESS Convening, leading a conversation on how we can better fund basic needs initiatives—a topic more critical than ever in the wake of recent policy decisions.
This Thursday, our colleagues at the PEER Center are hosting a crucial webinar on the impacts of the OBBB reconciliation bill for researchers and scholars. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
REGISTRATION: PEER Center Virtual Event on Reconciliation
Earlier this year, Congress passed a reconciliation law (a.k.a. the One Big Beautiful Bill) that will substantially reshape the higher education sector. The U.S. Department of Education is now moving ...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This Thursday, our colleagues at the PEER Center are hosting a crucial webinar on the impacts of the OBBB reconciliation bill for researchers and scholars. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Basic needs challenges are intersectional and interlocking—and they prevent students from actualizing their potential. By providing child care support for parenting students, we can support many of their needs at once.
September 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Basic needs challenges are intersectional and interlocking—and they prevent students from actualizing their potential. By providing child care support for parenting students, we can support many of their needs at once.
This two-pager from our colleagues at @sheeoed.bsky.social provides an excellent case as to why state agencies across the country should invest in basic needs data.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This two-pager from our colleagues at @sheeoed.bsky.social provides an excellent case as to why state agencies across the country should invest in basic needs data.
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sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
Half of college students don’t have their mental health needs met. The good news? We can better support colleges in changing that. www.highereddive.com/news/half-of...
Half of college students say their mental health is ‘fair’ to ‘terrible,’ survey finds
These issues may impact their trajectory, with large shares of learners reporting that they’re considering reducing their classload, transferring or dropping out.
www.highereddive.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Half of college students don’t have their mental health needs met. The good news? We can better support colleges in changing that. www.highereddive.com/news/half-of...
September is Student Parent Month—if we want to better support them, we need to first listen to them.
Throughout the month, we’ll share their answers to our survey question, “What does the world need to know about being a college student?”
Throughout the month, we’ll share their answers to our survey question, “What does the world need to know about being a college student?”
September 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
September is Student Parent Month—if we want to better support them, we need to first listen to them.
Throughout the month, we’ll share their answers to our survey question, “What does the world need to know about being a college student?”
Throughout the month, we’ll share their answers to our survey question, “What does the world need to know about being a college student?”
To properly support students, we need to ensure faculty have their basic needs met too, including their mental health care. This webinar from @chronicle.com will give tips on how to help your faculty and staff avoid fatigue and burnout: www.chronicle.com/events/virtu...
Fighting Campus Fatigue
UPCOMING: September 11, 2025 | 2 p.m. ET. Faculty and staff are stretched thin, with rising workloads, low morale, and growing burnout threatening retention across higher education. Discover practical...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
To properly support students, we need to ensure faculty have their basic needs met too, including their mental health care. This webinar from @chronicle.com will give tips on how to help your faculty and staff avoid fatigue and burnout: www.chronicle.com/events/virtu...
Sweeping cuts to public transportation are happening in our home city of Philadelphia. It’s time to imagine a better future for college student transportation. hope.temple.edu/newsroom/hop...
Creative Solutions for College Student Transportation Insecurity
While the conversation around student basic needs security has proliferated over the past ten years, transportation still remains a lesser-discussed need.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sweeping cuts to public transportation are happening in our home city of Philadelphia. It’s time to imagine a better future for college student transportation. hope.temple.edu/newsroom/hop...
Caregiving students face unique challenges in college—and that’s around 20% of all students. This new report from Trellis Strategies explores trends in data around caregiving students and details practical pathways to support them better. www.trellisstrategies.org/research-stu...
Degrees of Responsibility: Caregiving Students in the 2024 Student Financial Wellness Survey - Trellis Strategies
Caregivers form a key constituency of current, potential, and returning college students, with around one in five undergraduates having legal dependents. Students who take care of children and other f...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Caregiving students face unique challenges in college—and that’s around 20% of all students. This new report from Trellis Strategies explores trends in data around caregiving students and details practical pathways to support them better. www.trellisstrategies.org/research-stu...
In Ohio, @prismreports.org reports how laws banning work labelled "DEI" are closing campus centers geared toward women and LGBTQIA+ students—stripping them of critical resources, support, and community. prismreports.org/2025/08/19/o...
Resources for marginalized students vanish from Ohio campuses
SB 1 or Advance Ohio Higher Education Act enacts restrictions that ban diversity-focused programs at publicly funded universities
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August 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In Ohio, @prismreports.org reports how laws banning work labelled "DEI" are closing campus centers geared toward women and LGBTQIA+ students—stripping them of critical resources, support, and community. prismreports.org/2025/08/19/o...
September, National Student Parent Month, is just a couple weeks away. To properly celebrate a fifth of college students who are parents, we must get creative about supporting their basic needs.
August 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
September, National Student Parent Month, is just a couple weeks away. To properly celebrate a fifth of college students who are parents, we must get creative about supporting their basic needs.
States can make big things happen to support their students. We were proud to work with MiLEAP and Michigan students to identify those opportunities. Many of the lessons learned are applicable country-wide:
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Michigan Basic Needs Statewide Taskforce
We released a report outlining 12 bold, actionable recommendations to eliminate basic need barriers for college students in Michigan.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
States can make big things happen to support their students. We were proud to work with MiLEAP and Michigan students to identify those opportunities. Many of the lessons learned are applicable country-wide:
hope.temple.edu/projects/mic...
hope.temple.edu/projects/mic...
There’s no doubt that continued attacks on undocumented students will make it harder for them to access food, housing, transportation, and other basic needs. We must support them. www.chronicle.com/article/just...
How President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Affecting Higher Ed
Increased detentions, stripped tuition benefits, and other policy changes are imperiling college access for undocumented students — and instilling fear in the broader Hispanic community.
www.chronicle.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There’s no doubt that continued attacks on undocumented students will make it harder for them to access food, housing, transportation, and other basic needs. We must support them. www.chronicle.com/article/just...