{"id":4,"date":"2025-06-13T11:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/care-new\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-07-08T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:47:04","slug":"basic-needs-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/care\/basic-needs-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Needs Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">We know you cannot be your best student when you are facing basic needs insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have some resources to help students who are facing financial insecurity or food insecurity. 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Swipe out Hunger is designed to meet short-term, emergency food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><strong>Request funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/jeremiahsinn.com\/nutrition-services-food-pantry\/\"\n    >\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeremiah&#8217;s Inn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Located on Main Street in Worcester, Clark partners with Jeremiah\u2019s Inn to provide access to their Nutrition Center and Food Pantry for students in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><strong>Nutrition center service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/library\/student-services\/\"\n    >\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Goddard Library has free resources for textbooks? 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