An initiative is helping college students focus on getting their degree by easing other worries in their life, like getting enough to eat. macfox13
At the University of Utah, the"Basic Needs Collective" is helping college students with services like food, tuition and affordable housing.
"Sometimes being in school and managing all that can be really difficult," Garza-Levitt said."Especially now in our current financial climate. Students are struggling more than ever to make basic needs happen.” Garza-Levitt earned her GED at 16 and then spent more than two decades working on her first undergraduate degree.
Students can stop by for a meal or a snack but can also receive help with things like tuition, healthcare and affordable housing. Student volunteers are always on hand to assist.
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