Meeting your needs. Promoting your success.
The Student Basic Needs Center is open by appointment
To make an appointment:
- Log in to MyJCCC
- Select "AccuCampus"
- Select "Appointments" then "Make appointment"
- Select "Search by location"
- Select "Make appointment" below "Basic Needs Center/COM 319"
For immediate food needs, use the Harvesters Food Assistance Locator. For information on other community services, you may email Coordinator Steve Franklin at basicneeds@jccc.edu.
Open in COM 319
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The mission of the Student Basic Needs Center is to provide information and resources to combat the hardships which adversely affect the ability of JCCC students to complete their academic, professional, and personal development objectives.
We are here to empower you, so you can focus on being healthy, successful and less stressed. The center is a safe, friendly place to meet your basic needs. Your mental and physical well-being is paramount.
If you are experiencing food or housing insecurity, or other hardships, stop by COM 319 and visit with our helpful staff. If you know someone who needs a helping hand, tell them about our services or come with them for support.
Get the Help You Need
A resource for supplemental food, school supplies and hygiene products for currently enrolled JCCC students and their families.
- Bring your JCCC ID or an alternate form of photo identification
- Get up to 15 items (maximum of 5 protein sources and 8 personal care items) twice a week
- Fill your backpack with school supplies
Additional Resources
JCCC loans laptops and WiFi hotspots at no charge to students currently enrolled in credit courses.
- The supply of equipment is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find a place to call home.
- Information for students who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Find tips for researching and securing housing
Find reliable transportation to and from campus.
- U-Pass program, free with your JCCC ID
- Microtransit if you travel within the service area
- Ride KC routes (PDF) that serve JCCC
- Assistance with emergency transportation needs
Get advice and help with applications for federal programs.
Assistance and advice about securing childcare, medical and dental care, legal assistance and handling emergenciesDonate to Students in Need
Help our Cavaliers to succeed at JCCC and in life.
Amazon Wish List
Purchase and ship items to campus from our Cav Cupboard Amazon Wish list
Drop Off Food Items
Cav Cupboard Collection sites:
- Near GEB 264
- Near GEB 356
- Near OCB 261
- Midwest Trust Center lobby
- Outside the Food Court
- CLB 2nd floor, in front of the ViBE coffee bar
