"An estimated 59 percent of all college students have experienced some form of housing or food insecurity in the past year, according to 2024 data from the Hope Center at Temple University. Closer to three in four students have lacked access to other basic needs, such as mental health care, childcare, transportation or technology. At Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, it was students who first noticed their peers needed additional resources."
"Now, MCLA hosts an Essential Needs Center (ENC) on campus for any student who may face financial barriers to acquiring food, housing or other necessary items. How it works: Located in the campus center, the Essential Needs Center is open 24 hours a day from Monday to Thursday, with more limited hours on Fridays. The center provides students with food, housing and transportation assistance, seasonal clothes, and more."
An estimated 59 percent of college students experienced housing or food insecurity in the past year, and about three in four lacked access to other basic needs such as mental health care, childcare, transportation, or technology. At Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, students identified peers attending classes hungry and researched campus resources, which led to creating a campus pantry that expanded into an Essential Needs Center. The Essential Needs Center operates in the campus center with extended weekday hours and provides food, housing and transportation assistance, seasonal clothing, meal swipes, SNAP application help, recipes for pantry staples, and a build-a-bundle option for personal and household items.
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