Resource Navigation Services
Resource Navigation is a confidential, one-on-one support service for students experiencing basic needs barriers that may affect their wellness, stability, or academic success.
What We Can Support With
Basic Needs can support students with food, housing, CalFresh, financial wellness, childcare, family needs, and other basic needs concerns that may affect stability, well-being, or the ability to focus on school.
*You do not need to be in crisis to reach out. Resource Navigation is available to
support both short-term needs and long-term planning.
How We Connect You to Resources
Our team can help you understand available campus and community resources, identify possible next steps, and connect you with support that may fit your situation. Depending on your needs, we may provide resource information, help with forms or applications, or refer you to a campus or community partner.
Important note: We can help you apply and gather resources, but we do not determine eligibility for public benefits.
Please complete the form below:
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Basic Needs Assistance Request Form
Ways to Reach Us
You are welcome to stop by during our office hours for support. We can answer questions, help you get started with services, and connect you to resources.
This is the fastest way to reach us.
Our office is in a space with other services, so it can feel busy or overwhelming at times. That is completely okay. If you are feeling unsure, need a quieter moment, or want to take things step by step, just let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.
When you arrive, feel free to check in at the reception desk on the left side as you enter the student welcome center.
Location and hours:
Student Life Welcome Center
Building 1600, 1st Floor Room 1643A
Monday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
*Please note that we are closed between 12:00 and 12:30 pm for lunch.
If you prefer to contact us directly, you can email our team, and we will respond as soon as we can.
Email: lpc-basicneeds@laspositascollege.edu
Please include your full name, student ID, and a brief message about what kind of support you are looking for.
Use our online Assistance Request Form to connect with our team for Basic Needs support.
Accessibility & Accommodation Support
Please let us know if you need an accommodation, such as accessibility support, interpretation, or materials in another format. While accommodations are not guaranteed, we will do our best to support your needs.
Confidentiality
Resource Navigation is meant to be supportive, private, and student-centered. We will not share your information without your consent, except in situations involving immediate safety concerns.
Know Your Rights
- Asking for help will not impact your enrollment or academic standing.
- Services are confidential.
- Undocumented students can still access housing navigation and campus support.
- You can ask questions without committing to any program.
If You Need Immediate Help
- Emergency Services: Call 911 for immediate help in situations involving danger, violence, a medical emergency, or any urgent safety concern.
- 211 Alameda County: Call or text 211 to connect you with local support, including housing assistance, emergency shelters, food resources, healthcare services, and other community programs.
- Bay Area Community Services (BACS): Call 510-613-0330 for crisis response, mental health support, and help connecting to emergency shelter and housing resources in Alameda County.
- National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 for 24/7 confidential support during emotional distress, a mental health crisis, or thoughts of suicide.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788 for confidential support, safety planning, and resources related to domestic or relationship violence.
- Las Positas College Campus Safety & Security: Call 925-424-1699 for immediate support with safety concerns on campus and help coordinating with emergency services when needed.
- Las Positas College Student Health & Counseling Services: Call 925-424-1830 for basic health care, counseling services, wellness education, and referrals to additional community resources.
Important Note: Basic Needs is not an emergency service or clinical therapy service. If you are experiencing an immediate housing, food, mental health, or safety crisis outside of our business hours, please contact one of the resources above.
