Basic Needs Hub
Fall 2025 hours
**Note: The Student Basic Needs Centers will be closed Dec 12 through Jan 6.
- Remote
By appointment - Rock Creek
Tue, Wed
10am-3pm - Cascade
Tue 10am-3pm
Wed 10am-12:45pm - Sylvania
Tue, Wed
10am-3pm - Southeast
Tue, Wed, Thurs
10am-3pm
The Basic Needs Hub is a one-stop location for PCC students to find support for their basic needs concerns.
Who We Are
Connect with us
Drop-In: Stop by anytime we are open, we’d love to connect with you!
Appointments: Complete this form to request an appointment.
Email: basicneeds@pcc.edu
The Basic Needs Hub is a program housed in the PCC Student Basic Needs Center. Each Hub is staffed by a team of Peer Resource Navigators. Our Peer Resource Navigators are student interns from the PCC Family and Human Services program and the PSU School of Social Work who offer a peer-to-peer model of support.
Check out our events page.
What We Do
We provide PCC students with information and referrals to basic needs resources like food, housing, transportation, and healthcare so they can focus on their personal, academic, and career goals.
Peer Resource Navigators help guide and assist PCC students with:
- SNAP eligibility screening and applications
- Complete this quick screener to see if you qualify for SNAP!
- Oregon Health Plan information and applications
- Accessing community free food resources
- Navigating housing resources and referrals
- Accessing utility assistance programs
- Mental health provider search
- TriMet Reduced Fare Program applications
- Connection and referrals to on-campus and community resources to address their basic needs
- One-on-one conversations to think things through, identify goals, explore strategies, and build a plan.
Where
Hubs are located in the Student Basic Needs Center at each PCC campus:
- Cascade: Student Union, Room 207
- Rock Creek: Building 5, Room 113
- Southeast: Mt Tabor Building, Room 152
- Sylvania: CC Building, Room 216
When
Basic Needs Hub Fall 2025 (September 23 – December 1) hours:
- Rock Creek: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-3pm
- Cascade: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am-3pm
- Sylvania: Tuesday and Thursday 10am-3pm
- Southeast: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10am-3pm
- Remote: Appointments available by request
Hub closures: October 2 (Southeast and Cascade), October 29, November 11, November 20
The Student Basic Needs Center will be closed for the PCC holiday break (December 12 through January 6). During this time, we encourage you to access community basic needs support by calling or visiting 211info.
How to Connect
- Drop-in: Stop by anytime we are open. We’d love to connect with you!
- Appointments: Complete this form to request an appointment with a Peer Resource Navigator.
- Email: basicneeds@pcc.edu
- Phone: 971-722-4826
Learn More
Check out our YouTube video and our list of events!
The Student Basic Needs Center is pleased to offer accommodations to ensure that our programs are accessible and inclusive. Please email a request, questions, and thoughts to: basicneeds@pcc.edu.