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In the first of several UC Board of Regents meetings at UCSF, the regents Special Committee on Basic Needs met Tuesday to discuss students’ basic needs across California and within the UC system.
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After winning the Best Overall Awareness Week in the country in 2017, the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center announced the 2019 campus Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 12-22.
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UC Berkeley announced Monday a new pilot supplemental food assistance card program as an additional component to the current Food Assistance Program.
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Take a look at the new Basic Needs Center and learn about how CalFresh, a food assistance program, can help students.
Under current law, students enrolled in a federal or California work-study program qualify for CalFresh. The bill would require that California community colleges and universities notify any student accepted into a work-study program of their eligibility and that a streamlined process for applicants be created.
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The budget — which was introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, in December — will increase the UC system’s funding from about $3.35 billion to roughly $3.55 billion, according to California Legislative Information, if it is approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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The policy change will take effect as part of California AB 1811, a bill that was passed by the Legislature and approved by then-governor Jerry Brown in 2018.
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In one semester, campus junior Jae Won Sim lost about 30 pounds ― and not because he wanted to.
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UC Berkeley freshman Liam Will announced his independent candidacy for ASUC Senate in the 2019 elections.
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The Basic Needs Center opened its doors to the campus community Monday, making it the first center on campus to offer a wide variety of resource assistance programs to students.
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