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Co-Chair of the UC Systemwide Basic Needs Committee
Growing up in a mixed status and binational family with a disabled body introduced me at an early age to harm, trauma, injustice, and oppression. Most importantly, it taught me how brilliant, resilient, loving, and transformative our family and community relationships are. I survived and am here today because of family and community. Growing up, everyone would take care of each other to make sure folx had food, shelter, and community. I believe in a world that will learn and heal beyond its current white-supremacy, capitalism, patriarchy, and ableism. The way I can contribute to that...
Hi everyone - my name is Steph Porcell (she/they) and I'm so honored to be a part of the Cal Community with y'all and the Basic Needs Center as one of the newest Care Coordinators! My background and training is in the field of social work, ranging from direct service practice to community and systemic interventions.
Most recently, I was a staff member at San Francisco State University beginning in 2017 as a Case Manager with the Guardian Scholars Program under EOP, and progressing to a role as Housing Stability Coordinator with the Basic Needs team. In that position, I supported the...
