The UCI Basic Needs Center supports student’s financial stability by ensuring equitable access to basic needs through student empowerment, community collaboration and institutional integration. The Basic Needs Center understand that meeting the basic needs of students greatly impacts their mental and physical health, academic performance, work productivity, and holistic success. The Center is a home for all students, a collaborative space for innovative solutions, and an advocate for social justice and equity.

Alex Ochoa
Emerson Fellow
31st Class, 2024-2025

Bryan Molina
Emerson Fellow
31st Class, 2024-2025

Denise Ramos-Vega
Emerson Fellow
30th Class, 2023-2024

Kathryn Tzivanis
Emerson Fellow
30th Class, 2023-2024

Michelle Fausto
Emerson Fellow
28th Class, 2021-2022

Rajitmeet Singh
Emerson Fellow
29th Class, 2022-2023