Hardships such as housing, financial, or food insecurity (basic needs), uncertain documentation and immigration status, and other hardship can directly affect a student’s ability to be present in their educational endeavors.
A good place for a student to start is to connect with campus resources (listed below) and to talk to their instructor.
- For hardship due to housing or food insecurity and other basic needs insecurity, resources are available at the Basic Needs Center.
- For hardship due to uncertain documentation and immigration status, resources are available at the Undocumented Student Program and the Berkeley International Office (BIO).
- In addition, the Center for Support and Intervention (CSI) can be a resource for students experiencing significant hardship.