SJSU Cares Food Pantry

Assistance when you need it most.

SJSU Cares provides resources and services for SJSU students facing many kinds of financial crisis. If you’re having trouble paying for food, housing or other bills, come to us to get the help you need.

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Share Your Spartan Heart

Share Your Spartan Heart

Join SJSU Cares, the Spartan Food Pantry, and Spartan Eats in supporting students with their basic needs.

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What is Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week?

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW) is an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. Participating groups send the week holding educational, service, fundraising, and advocacy events. This year SJSU Cares is further promoting resources, current basic needs survey results, partner spotlights, and ways to Share Your Spartan Heart. Follow us on Instagram @SJSUCaresBasicNeeds to fully engage.

Housing Assistance

Housing insecurity is a real issue among students.

If you find yourself living in shelters, parks, motels or cars, or temporarily couch-surfing with other people because you have nowhere else to go, SJSU Cares provides support for students who lack stable, regular and adequate housing. 

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12 Bed Emergency Program

11 beds currently available. If you're struggling with housing, reach out to a Case Manager to request assistance and discuss your individual needs.

Rapid Rehousing

Are you homeless or at risk of becoming homeless soon? Currently enrolled & living in an unsafe environment and have nowhere else to go? You may be eligible for the Rapid Rehousing, a housing assistance program in partnership with the Bill Wilson Center. Complete a Request for Assistance form, or consider using our drop-in hours every Friday from 12-2PM via Zoom. 

Food Assistance

Are you finding yourself struggling to afford food?

You are not alone. SJSU Cares has two great programs to help you get the food you need to focus on your education: the Spartan Food Pantry and Calfresh.

Spartan Food Pantry

No student should ever go hungry. This full service walk-in pantry offers perishable goods, fresh produce, and refrigerated goods at SJSU.

CalFresh

Get help applying for CalFresh, which provides a monthly cash supplement loaded onto a debit card to use for buying groceries.

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Emergency assistance

SJSU Cares also provides help after natural disasters and other emergency situations, from floods and fires to burglaries and break-ins. If you are in need of assistance, please submit a Request for Assistance form.

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Case Manager

How can a Case Manager help?

A Case Manager will meet with you (either in person or over the phone) to understand the circumstances surrounding your financial crisis—and then work directly with you to find resources on campus or in the community to help you succeed.

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We are here to help.

No student should have to worry about where they will sleep at night or when their next meal will be. Request assistance now, and SJSU Cares will be there for you.

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