The Student Emergency Fund provides financial assistance to Boise State University students who are in danger from withdrawing during a semester due to unanticipated, temporary financial hardships resulting from emergency or crisis situations (e.g., accident, illness, death of a family member). Funds will be awarded as grants to help alleviate short-term financial needs. 

The Campus Food Pantry is a place for ALL students who need access to food and hygiene products. Simply bring your student ID number to the Campus School and we will assist you in selecting whatever it is you need!

Here to help all Broncos, the Career Closet provides donated professional clothing at no cost to Boise State students in need. Available items are intended for interviews, career fairs, research conferences and other professional events.

Living, learning, and working at a university can be stressful. Response to this stress could look like behavior which may be abnormal, cause concern for their welfare, or impact others’ ability to live and learn on campus. CARE stands for Campus Assessment Resource and Education and provides assistance to the university community to help assess and find solutions for managing distressing, disturbing, disruptive, and potentially dangerous behaviors.

Health Services supports the educational mission of Boise State University by providing convenient, accessible and high-quality health care to the campus community. We strive to provide a wide range of comprehensive and integrated services to students, faculty, staff and their dependents on campus. 

Counseling Services helps you tap into your strengths and find resources to deal more effectively with concerns that impact your pursuit of personal and academic goals. We emphasize prevention and early detection and provide a broad spectrum of short-term counseling, consultative, evaluative, teaching, and training functions. Our counseling staff consists of licensed counselors, psychologists, and closely supervised trainees/post-graduate interns.  Services include

• Individual Counseling

• GradWell

• Group Counseling

Find Help Idaho is a website with community resources and supports in local counties, including information about a variety of needs including:

• Clothing, Furniture, Hygiene

• Counseling and Mental Health Services

• Disability Services

• Dental

• Education and after-school programs

• Financial and Utility Assistance

• Food Pantries

• Crisis Hotlines

• Housing Resources

• Legal Assistance

• Medical Assistance

• Shelters

• Substance Abuse Treatment

Some students, especially those with families, may be eligible for tools available through government assistance programs. If this is you, consider accessing these tools to support you,  your family, and your successful program completion.

• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC benefits are for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to their 5th birthday.  To be eligible, you must be a resident of Idaho (but do not have to be a US Citizen)

• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) - A program to help provide healthy foods to low-income families (if you are a graduate student on a single income with a family - you most likely qualify as low income). Must be a citizen or legal immigrant to qualify

• Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP) serves families with children under the age of 13 or over 13 if a child has a disability, providing child care assistance to working families by paying for a portion of child care.   The program helps Idaho families with child care so parents can work, complete job training, or finish school.  Child must be a U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident to qualify.