Basic Needs Hub

The Basic Needs Hub is a virtual center for resources available to students experiencing basic needs insecurity. To talk with a supportive staff member about your experience and receive one on one assistance or to learn more about resources available on the hub, please complete the Basic Needs Assistance Form.

Services and Resources

 

Learn more about available resources for food assistance.

If you are experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness staff are here to help.

When a financial emergency arises, help is available.

If you are facing hardship there are resources to help you maintain your health and well-being.

Find resources available to you as an unaccompanied homeless youth or foster youth.

Learn more about accommodations, resources, and support for pregnant and parenting students.

How to Provide Support as Faculty or Staff

We encourage you to contact Student Affairs when you suspect or know that a student may benefit from assistance, ranging from financial assistance to food assistance and housing support. You can refer a student or contact us in the following ways:

  • Call or email the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs (765-285-1545; tmpeters@bsu.edu)
  • Complete a Student of Concern report
  • Share the Basic Needs Assistance form with the student so they may reach out to us directly
  • Include the optional Basic Needs Syllabus Statement in your class syllabus

Basic Needs Syllabus Statement (optional)

If you are having difficulty affording enough food, do not have a safe and reliable place to sleep, and/or experiencing an emergency or crisis, help is available through the Basic Needs Hub.  The Basic Needs Hub has information, resources, and provides individualized support to students.  To talk with a supportive staff member about your experience, receive one on one assistance, or learn more about resources, you can submit a Basic Needs Assistance Form

We’re Here to Help

Need to speak with someone in our office?

Tiffany Peters, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

Frank A. Bracken Administration Building, Room 238
Muncie, IN 47306

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

765-285-1545