About Us

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.

The Global Food Initiative (GFI)

"The University of California Global Food Initiative addresses one of the critical issues of our time: how to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach eight billion by 2025.

The initiative aligns the university's research, outreach and operations in a sustained effort to develop, demonstrate and export solutions - throughout California, the United States and the world - for food security, health and sustainability."

- University of California, Office of the President, Global Food Initiative

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.