What is The Hub Basic Needs Center?
Our mission is to address the gaps and concerns students have with accessing nutritious food, stable housing, and financial wellness resources. We are committed to equitably minimizing basic needs challenges for all students.
New to The Hub? Start Here:
Basic Needs Assistance Form
This form will be assessed to provide individual resource suggestions and options to meet with supportive staff for a Basic Needs Consultation.
CalFresh Assistance Form
If you would like to book an appointment with our CalFresh Team to discuss CalFresh eligibility, application assistance or recertification assistance, please fill out our “CalFresh Assistance Form”.
Personal Hygiene Form
Do you need personal hygiene products? Fill out this Google Form to request items you may need, and to set up a pick-up time to retrieve your items from The Hub Basic Needs Center.
Spring Quarter Hours
Hours are for Spring quarter week 2 through week 10!
The Hub @ Student Center A
Monday:11am-2pm
Got questions? Basic Needs Peer Education: Tabling Outside only!
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm
Entire physical space open!
Wednesday: 9am-3:00pm
CalFresh County of San Diego Drop-Ins
Thursday: 8:30am - 1pm
Entire physical space open!
Friday: 9am- 3:30pm
Entire physical space open!
Triton Food Pantry @ Student Center A
Monday: 11am-7:30pm
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 9:30am-6:30pm
Thursday: 1pm-7pm
Friday: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Triton Food Pantry Grad Housing
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 11am-7pm
Wednesday: 1:30pm-4:30pm
Thursday: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Friday: 1pm-4:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am-1:30pm
Basic Needs CalFresh Team Support
Monday:
Virtual Appointments: 9am -11am, 1pm-7pmTuesday:
In Person Drop-ins @BRC: 12pm-2pm
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Virtual Appointments 2pm-7pmFriday:
Virtual Appointments 10am-5pmCalFresh County Of San Diego Services
Tuesday:
Virtual Apppointments: 12pm-2pm
Wednesday:
9am - 3pm In Person Drop-Ins @ the Basic Needs Center
Thursday:
Virtual Appointments: 12pm-2pm
Food Recovery Network
Food Recovery Network will not be having distributions over the Spring Quarter, however, you can still find our food items for ZERO points and no limits at both locations of the Triton Food Pantry during their hours of operation.
Our Mission
The Hub Basic Needs Center’s mission is to address the gaps and concerns students have with accessing nutritious food, stable housing, and financial wellness resources. We are committed to equitably minimizing basic needs challenges for all students.
Our Vision
We strive to increase equitable access to food, housing, and financial wellness resources for all students by breaking down barriers and engaging in transformative dialogues surrounding students’ basic needs so they can focus on their academic success contributing to holistic well-being.
Contact Us:
Basic Needs Center
- Reach us via our email: basicneeds@ucsd.edu
- Reach us via our phone number: 858-246-2632
- Visit us at our physical space at Student Center A!
- To reach the rest of our services, click this directory!
Give:
Help UCSD Basic Needs by donating today! Your donations are greatly appreciated, and would help us carry out our mission of minimizing basic needs challenges for students!
Donate to the Basic Needs Center Donate to the Triton Food Pantry
Proposition 209 Compliance
In accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.
- More information about Proposition 209 can be found here
- More information about the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy can be found here