Support the center

There are many ways to get involved with the Basic Needs Center, including organizing a food drive, volunteering at the Buff Pantry and more. Your support goes directly towards funding and maintaining the center and ensuring access for current and future ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students.

  • Buff Pantry: Assist with organizing the pantry, giving tours, greeting clients and logging visits
  • Mobile food pantries​: Help with information collection, food distribution and line management
  • Swipe It Forward: Table at dining hall locations to encourage students to donate meals
  • Buff Break Boxes: Help distrubute fully prepared meals to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students

Support the center by:

  • to the Buff Pantry
  • Shopping our and Amazon wish lists
  • Participating in programs like Swipe It Forward

Help us combat food insecurity in the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder community by organizing a food drive.  to get started.

Our Impact

September 2022-November 2024

Food Assistance

 

665,013 pounds

of food distributed through the Buff Pantry and mobile food pantries

 

554,178 meals

provided to the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder community through the Buff Pantry and mobile food pantries

 

16,844 on-campus meals

provided to students through Swipe It Forward and emergency meal cards

 

$2.6 million

saved in grocery store costs

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, on average, a trip to the grocery store in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ costs $85.50.

 

Emergency Housing Assistance

Supported 251 students in retaining housing

Reasons Students Seek Emergency Housing

  • Safety concerns: 25%
  • Experiencing houselessness: 46%
  • Facing or experiencing eviction: 2%
  • Uninhabitable living conditions: 18%
  • Inability to afford rent: 1%
  • Gap between housing: 8%

 

3,427 hours

contributed by volunteers

 

1,014 students reached

through educational programs on nutrition, housing, finance and wellness