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  • Voices of Student Success: Breaking Down Barrier to Basic Needs Resources

    A lack of essential resources such as food, housing and clothing and general financial strain are two of the top reasons students say they leave college.To address this issue and provide resources to students, the University of Houston opened its Center for Student Advocacy and Community in 2020, which houses some of the university’s essential needs programs.

  • Listen: Breaking Down Barrier to Basic Needs Resources

    Over the past decade, rising costs of living and student housing rates have added pressure to already strained college learners, creating a new challenge for colleges and universities seeking to retain their students: fighting basic needs insecurity.

  • Over 350 students, staff, and faculty welcomed the Center for Student Advocacy and Community to campus!

    The Center for Student Advocacy and Community (CSAC) celebrated its grand opening on February 8, 2024. Students, staff, and faculty joined the celebration and welcomed the new department to the campus community.

  • University of Houston Celebrates Inaugural HSI Day

    On September 12, 2024, the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Committee, organized by the Center for Student Advocacy and Community (CSAC), celebrated the University of Houston’s inaugural HSI Day. HSI Day featured a Financial Literacy Session, Together Thursday Breakfast, Coog’s Bilingual Voices, and the HSI Day Carnival Celebration.

  • UH Cougar Cupboard Feeding Student Sucess Despite Post-Beryl Challenges

    The University of Houston has accepted the challenge to literally feed student success. UH’s Cougar Cupboard, presented by TDECU, supported by the Houston Food Bank , has served as a model campus food pantry, inspiring other institutions of higher education throughout the Houston area and across the country.

  • University of Houston Students Find Relief Through Expanding Food Pantry Services

    Food insecurity is a growing challenge for college students, impacting graduation rates and daily life. Discover how the University of Houston’s Cougar Cupboard is stepping up to help.

  • Cougar Closet to Reopen Friday with Help of CSAC

    Cougar Closet is reopening its doors on Feb. 9 at the Student Services Center after its temporary closure due to “unfortunate circumstances.”

  • Cougar Cupboard New Location to Open in April

    The on-campus food bank, Cougar Cupboard, is on track to open their new location April 5. The new destination will replace the old parking office in the University Lofts and will be nearly three times the size of the cupboard’s previous location in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.