About Us

Everyone deserves to have their basic needs met to thrive at UC Davis. The Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center helps by providing access to nutritious food, assistance applying for CalFresh and other social services, access to economic crisis resources, case management, and immediate shelter and support for unhoused students. Next door, the ASUCD Pantry provides fresh produce, food items, and necessities such as toiletries.

Vision
Ongoing basic needs justice for all UC Davis students no matter who they are or where they come from.

Mission
Provide equitable programming and access to resources today, advocate for policy, systems and environmental change tomorrow.

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Basic Needs Data

UC Davis

44% indicated being low or very low food secure. Collected in May 2018; published in the Food Security Task Force Report.
18% of UC Davis students experienced some form of housing insecurity. Collected in May 2018; published in the Housing Security Task Force Report.

University of California

44% of undergraduate students and 26% of graduate students experienced some level of food insecurity.
5% of undergraduate and graduate students experienced homelessness.
Collected in Winter/Spring 2016; published in the Global Food Initiative: Food and Housing Security in the University of California report.