For Staff

Community Resources

The resources below provide basic needs relief for Bay Area community members, but are not exhaustive.

General Assistance and Information

Food

Housing

Child care

Mental Wellness

Legal Aid

More support through Be Well at Work

Be Well at Work Faculty/Staff Health Programs(link is external) improve employee health and well-being, leading to a more engaged and productive workforce. 


To schedule an appointment with an Employee Assistance counselor, please contact us at (510) 643-7754 or email employeeassistance@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

About the Staff Basic Needs Working Group

Founded in fall 2018, the Staff Basic Needs Working Group (SBNWG) is a volunteer committee made up of staff from Basic Needs, Be Well @ Work, Facilities, RSSP Social Justice Action group, and several other departments on campus such as the Nutritional Science Dept.
This group advocates for food, housing, and economic resources for UC Berkeley’s staff, postdocs, and visiting researchers. We work to make the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center programming accessible to all employees, and provide targeted outreach and services for Berkeley’s most vulnerable staff populations. We also research, innovate, advocate, and engage in coalition building to lead systemic changes to improve the basic needs security of the University’s employees.