Campus food resources
Students should be able to focus on feeding their minds and not worry about their next meal. If you are struggling to afford balanced meals, or finding yourself choosing between bills and food, remember you do not have to make that choice.
Financial support resources
Basic Needs Student Support
The Basic Needs Student Support Offices has dedicated resources to assist students in gaining access to food, housing, insurance, and other basic needs.
Emergency Financial Support
The Office of Student Financial Aid provides emergency financial support if you are experiencing an emergency situation.
Crisis Loans and Grants
The Office of Student Assistance and Support provides emergency financial support through short-term loans and grants to eligible students.
BadgerFARE Program
Provides short-term/limited funds to purchase food on campus for students experiencing difficulty accessing food.
Interested in Giving?
Badger FARE
Donations can be made throughout the year to support the Badger FARE Program, through the Office of Student Assistance and Support. The program adds $75 of immediate relief funds to a student’s Wiscard.
With this money, students can purchase food or non-perishable food items from dining locations across campus. Because funds go directly to a Wiscard, students can utilize the resource anonymously.
Donate today to help thousands of students access healthy, fresh, and varied food resources.
Swipe Out Hunger
Help each other out. Each semester, Student Affairs coordinates a swipe drive with campus partners to raise funds for the Badger FARE Program.
Donate a meal swipe at University Housing Dining locations or $1 or more at Wisconsin Union and the UW Bookstore to support fellow Badgers at UW.
Funds help ensure all Badgers have access to affordable and nutritious food.