Critical to student success at Sonoma State University, the Basic Needs Initiative Program provides students who may be experiencing food insecurity, housing insecurity, or homelessness, or are in crisis.

The B.N.I. (Basic Needs Initiative) exists to advance equitable opportunities for access to and success in the pursuit of a Sonoma State degree. The University, in support of its Students Success priority, resolves to promote and encourage student well-being and engagement as essential for active learning and educational success, to strategically build on and amplify basic needs initiatives, and to advance programs, services, and partnerships that promote holistic support both in and out of the classroom.

• Components
  • Lobo's Food Pantry
  • CAASE Critical Needs Fund (more info coming soon...)
  • Seawolf Scholars Foster Youth Program
  • CalFresh SSU Food Resources
  • Emergency Housing Resources
  • Emergency Cash
  • Mental Health Programs
  • Career Closet
  • Medical Services 
  • Immigration Assistance
  • Mobile Showers
  • Student Basic Needs and Emergency Care Fund
  • The California State University Student Well-Being and Basic Needs Initiative

For questions about available Basic Needs resources, please contact basicneeds@sonoma.edu or Edie Brown at edie.brown@sonoma.edu. For questions regarding Lobo's Food Pantry and CalFresh call (707) 664-4282 or contact Michaela Bietz michaela.bietz@sonoma.edu or (707) 664-2782.