Basic Needs

The Husky Pantry

The Husky Pantry is a free food resource for any currently enrolled UWB students facing food insecurity. Students can go "shop" for grocery staples, fresh produce, and hygiene items. In the case that you can not access the pantry at the particular times available, reach out to them via email to work to have someone available or arrange a pick-up.  There is also an after-hours box located outside of the door that students can select food and wellness items from during hours while the HaWRC office is closed.  Besides proving groceries, they can also provide resources on how to cook on a budget, tips for reducing food waste, and other community resources that support hunger and food security. There is no limit on items, however, they encourage students to come in no more than once per week. Students are requires to sign in each time they visit the Husk Pantry using PantrySoft, however, information is not shared with any entity, individual, or organization outside of the requirements to fulfill USDA, UWB, and United Way of King County policies. The Husky Pantry is also partnered with Hopelink to bring their Mobile Market to campus, which is a mobile food pantry that visits campus twice per month to provide pantry staples as well as fresh produce and meat/dairy items. They park on Campus Way, outside of the ART on teh 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. It is recommended to fill out their form in the Hopelink Enrollment Page prior to your visit for a faster service. To access the Mobile Market at other locations throughout the week visit their page linked above.

Health & wellness resource center (hawrc)

The HaWRC is a central hub that helps students meet a wide range of basic needs. they provide direct services, referrals, and educational resources. The key basic needs areas that the HaWRC directly provides doesn't just include the Husky Pantry (listed above), but they also provide financial wellness (in partnership with the United Way Benefits Hub (listed below), as well as connecting students with community resources and shelters to assist with housing and utilities. Additionally, the HaWRC is committed to students' wellness, providing wellness supplies, including Narcan overdose treatment, emergency contraceptives (which can be found in the HaWRC, library vending machine, and in Campus Safety) and a variety of other sexual health supplies, including information on local HIV/STD testing sites, emergency housing resources, and many more.  

United way benefits hub

It is a program offered by United Way of King County in partnership with colleges and universities. Their goal is to help students navigate financial challenges and secure resources for their basic nees. They offer confidential one-on-one coaching to discuss specific needs and goals. They can provide assistance with financial coaching, housing support, Basic Food (SNAP/EBT), food access and grocery delivery, utility bill asistance, ORCA LIFT discount bus pass, mental health and wellness referrals, health care navigation, free tax preparation, financial aid application, and emergency grant help.  Visit their page down below to learn more and schedule an appointment. 

UWB Information technology (it) Department

The IT department at UWB offers a wide range of resources to support students' academic and technical needs. Primary resources offered by the IT deparment include Technology & Equipment which includes laptops and WiFi hot spot checkouts, cameras, audio recorders, and other A/V gear. Additionally, the IT department also provides an Open Learning Lab (OLL), which is a hub for tech-related support and collaboration. The lab is equipped with both Mac and Windows computers, with over 30 workstations (some with motorized sit/stand desks!) that have a variety of software installed, including Adobe Creative Cloud suit, as well as printers and scanners. The OLL also has student tutors who provide in-person assitance with digital media software and campus learning tools like Canvas, as well as  technology-enhanced workstations , which contain group meeting stations with shared screens designed to support group projects and collaborative work. The OLL is a drop-in resource (you do not need to schedule an appointment to use the computers or receive assistance) and it is located in UW2-140 on Mon-Thu from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, and on Fri from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The IT department also provides a Virtual Lab that provides remote computer access to students, which is designed to allow you to use specialized software from a campus lab computer without need to be physically on campus! It is done by allowing you to utilize high-end or specific software on your personal computer by connecting to a physical computer in one of the campus labs through the usage of a remote desktop application called Husky OnNet (for steps on how to set it up, visit the Remote Computer Access for Students page). This service is generally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (there might be maintenance windows). Because you are connecting to a public computer, it is essential to save all your work to a cloud storage like OneDrive or Google Drive (any files you save on the remote compute's desktop or hard drive will be deleter when you log out).