Mass. College Launches Student-Led Basic Needs Center

Mass. College Launches Student-Led Basic Needs Center

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ basic needs pantry started as a student project. Now it’s a campuswide intervention for all types of students. 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, childcar…