Basic Needs and Emergency Support
Help with Daily Essentials
Safe and secure access to food, housing, and health care are critical to your academic success. If you struggle with these basic needs, you are not alone. These resources can help, so you can focus on learning.
Food Assistance
- The Fueling Dragons program offers a number of resources for food and nutrition assistance, from an on-campus food pantry to recipes, video tutorials, and workshops. Links to community resources are also available.
- Additional Resources:
Home, Family, Health and Wellness
- HCC's Mental Health Counseling Center can provide guidance to finding resources for a range of issues including mental health, addiction, and domestic violence.
- For urgent mental health or substance abuse issues, see our emergency counseling service page.
- The Wellness Center offers programs for stress reduction, health, and personal well-being as well as assistance with housing, child care, and energy needs.
- A number of community resources are available to support various needs:
If you are experiencing a medical emergency call 9-1-1.
For emergency mental health services, call the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center at 410-531-6677, or go directly to the Howard County General Hospital Emergency Room (410-740-7777).