Basic Needs Security and Resources
The Dean of Students Office cares about supporting the basic needs of all of our students. Any student who has difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient food to eat every day, who needs assistance or care, or who lacks a safe and stable place to live, is encouraged to use the resources listed below for support.
For more information on Student Well-Being and Food Insecurity at the University of Maryland, please read our most updated study, conducted in 2018.
- The Counseling Center
- The University Health Center
- CARE to Stop Violence (sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment support)
- Meditation
- Medical & Behavioral Health
- Nutrition Services
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
- Stress Management
- Student Crisis Fund (Emergency Financial Support)
- Campus Pantry
- Office of Student Financial Aid
- Scholarships
- Fostering Terps Success
- UndocuTerps
- OCRSM (Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct)
- Veteran Student Life
- UMPD (University of Maryland Police Department)
- Terp Link
- Department of Resident Life
- Terp-to-Terp Campus Restore
- Ombuds Services
- Legal Aid Office