Dear Partners of the UCSB Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce,
This is the UCSB Thrive's weelkly newletter for staff, faculty, student leaders, and community partners who are involved with food and security as well as other basic needs.
If you would like to suggest a topic for the next edition of this newsletter, use this google form.
We hope to continue keeping you updated and collaborating this Summer!
Sincerely,
UCSB Thrive
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UC's Strategic Goals for Eliminating Basic Needs Insecurity
Join UC's mission to eliminate basic needs insecurity! UC is creating a long-term strategy to eliminate basic needs insecurity at UC.
By June 2025, the UC hopes to have:
- Reduce the proportion of undergraduate students reported to have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months by 50 percent.
- Reduce the proportion of graduate students reported to have experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months by 50 percent.
- Reduce the proportion of undergraduate students who have experienced housing insecurity by 50 percent.
- Reduce the proportion of graduate students who have experienced homelessness to by 50 percent.
These goals also align with the first two goals of the UC vision of Advancing the California Dream by 2030, outlined in the UC Accountability Report.
By 2030, the UC hopes to have:
- Produce over 200,000 additional degrees, on top of the one million undergraduate and graduate degrees currently projected.
- Achieve 90 percent overall graduation rate and eliminate gaps for timely graduation and graduate degree attainment for Pell, first-generation and underrepresented groups.
- Invest in the next generation of faculty and research by adding 1,100 ladder-rank faculty over the next four years.
To read more about UC's goals and approaches please visit this page
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Summer Organization Hours
Many basic needs organizations have different operations hours during summer! Please remember some notable organizations! Please let students who may need these services know of these hours.
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Santa Barbara Food County Resources
Please let students know about these resource!
The Santa Barbara food bank has many resources during the summer that is aiming to provide fresh produce and nutritious groceries! Here are some of the programs this summer:
Saturday Food Distributions
Santa Barbara Food Bank offers free healthy produce every Saturday at various locations across the county, including drive-thru and walk-up options.
Please Click on the button below to visit the website to see the location for each Saturday and more information!
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Picnic in the Park (PIP)
Great resource for student parents during the summer! PIP is a program hosted by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County during summer break. The program provides free lunches to children (18 and under) countywide on Monday – Friday. There are no income requirements; any child is welcome to come and receive a free, delicious lunch every weekday this summer and there is no sign-up or registration process. Meals are served on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, the Food bank also offer actives, games, and nutrition education on the website.
Please Click on the button below visit the website to see more details on location and additional information
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Summer EBT -- SUN Bucks
SUN Bucks is a new food program that will give families $120
per eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Children who
get SUN Bucks can still receive other food programs like CalFresh and
meals at Summer Meal Sites.
Any parent can automatically qualify if:
- Your family got CalFresh, CalWORKS, or Medi-Cal during the 2023-24 school year.
- Your child is experiencing homelessness, living in foster care, or is part of a migrant family.
- your child is certified for free or reduced-priced meals and go to a school that participates in the National School Lunch / School Breakfast Program (including Head Start & Transitional Kindergarten)
The benefits expire 122 days after the SUN Bucks benefits have been loaded onto the card.
If parents have questions or need further assistance? CDSS has launched a statewide call center for SUN Bucks! Call 877-328-9677 to get help with:
- PIN set-up
- Card replacement
- Finding out the specific date the card was loaded
- Eligibility questions
The SUN Bucks call center will have agents who speak English and Spanish, with other language translators available when needed!
Read more with the button below!
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IVRPD's Children's Park Summer Program
Please let parent students know about this resource!
The IVRPD's Summer program is open for registration! This is a free program for Isla vista families, or $25 weekly for those that live in the Goleta area.
The program will provide light snacks and lunch and feature fun actives for kids!
For more information or questions please
Email Recre...@ivparks.org or call (805) 696-8864
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Adult CPR/AED/First Aid Training
Do you need to meet OSHA/workplace requirements? Enroll in our Adult CPR/AED/First Aid course to prepare for first aid, respiratory, and cardiac emergencies. This course includes Naloxone Administration Training, a lifesaving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses. Complete the e-learning session before attending the in-person class.
Successfully finish the course to earn a nationally-recognized Red Cross certification in Adult CPR/AED with First Aid and Naloxone Administration, valid for two years.
For more information, visit recreation.ucsb.edu.
Cost: $84 for students, $89 for staff/community.
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ASK A QUESTION
Want more information? We've got you covered – just reply to this email!
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
The basicneeds.ucsb.edu site acts as a central hub for all things relating to basic needs at UCSB. It is regularly updated with information on critical resources, and you can use our virtual chat feature to get one-on-one advising with a peer advocate!
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