{"id":2,"date":"2025-11-03T20:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:44:07","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/08\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.3513203214695753;width:409px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/08\/Capture.png 710w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/08\/Capture-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic Needs&nbsp;mission is to empower students by connecting them with essential on-campus and community resources that address basic needs, including food, housing, transportation, clothing and other vital services.&nbsp;We are committed to reducing barriers, promoting equity and providing compassionate support so every student has the opportunity to thrive academically and personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&nbsp;aspire to create an environment&nbsp;in which every student receives equal distribution of needed resources to succeed academically, be well personally and to have a sustainable future. By using teamwork,&nbsp;advocacy,&nbsp;and partnerships, we&nbsp;strive to&nbsp;create an&nbsp;environment in which people&#8217;s&nbsp;basic&nbsp;needs do not pose a hindrance to their successful educational outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Referrals to resources for emergency housing, transportation, hygiene, mental health and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food &amp; Nutrition Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus Care Lockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Showers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grab N&#8217; Go fridges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comet&#8217;s Closet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diapers and wipes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Period products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click \u201cSite Menu\u201d on the top left of our page to learn more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Faculty and Staff Incident Reports<\/summary>\n<p>Are you a faculty or staff member looking to refer a student to Basic Needs? Please submit an <a href=\"https:\/\/cm.maxient.com\/reportingform.php?PalomarCollege&amp;layout_id=0\">Incident Report<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Students<\/summary>\n<p>Are you a student looking for basic needs resources? Please submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/basic-needs-intake-form\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"356\">Basic Needs Intake Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donations and Donors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How To Donate<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Monetary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monetary Donations are vital in assisting our Food &amp; Nutrition Center to be able to provide continued food and basic needs assistance for students and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monetary check donations can be written directly to the Palomar College Foundation and sent to 1140 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069 or you can make a donation <a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Donation\/DonationInfo?prm=LjzQmRidJadNVXiTksu5decTHbqlpr6D4OmMpMZFYAFFsg7rEG_bLwXAVMXtciMXKln1GAdWvplGdzQJ8BcFapyVf3ITUdGJxwYhrB4l3MuNKoMk3gDFukAiSYhSdYAEqtY_xge41BEzM8vabwwW2lN2ZC6bbMSnSbC-m2E_KJBj3Npw3Yc3ds8fCuUzmMarMEe2nqh2N0udGGjIkc6MLns5nX6oq60-QGCLO7cftIs4smcx1HPxJv_3krBmVpXh0\">online<\/a> and select the <em>Maag Food and Nutrition Cente<\/em>r. Thank you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food and\/or Basic Need Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Item Donations are another critical piece in our services. Please, only factory-sealed and non-expired items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend the following donations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baby Food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cereals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fresh Produce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic Household cleaning supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a guide to shelf-stable foods and expiration dates, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/food-safety\/safe-food-handling-and-preparation\/food-safety-basics\/shelf-stable-food\">USDA Shelf Stable Food Chart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anita &amp; Stan Maag Food &amp; Nutrition Center History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, Bob Wilson!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are incredibly grateful for the wonderful Mr. Bob Wilson who donated the funding to create the Anita &amp; Stan Maag Food and Nutrition Center in honor of his late best friend Stan, and his wife Anita. Stan served in the army and married Anita before he left for the Korean war. Anita was part of the very first Palomar College graduating class in 1949. Now, three generations of her family have attended Palomar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To read more about the history of the Anita &amp; Stan Maag Food &amp; Nutrition Center, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/food-pantry\/\">article<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4Print and Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fresh Healthy Cafe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hayward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jewish Community Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leichtag Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mel Cohn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Stanley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Palomar College Associated Student Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Diego Country Board of Supervisors \u2013 Supervisor Bill Horn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Diego Food Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Marcos Community Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scott and Elizabeth Christensen Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starbucks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TERi Inc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement&nbsp; Basic Needs&nbsp;mission is to empower students by connecting them with essential on-campus and community resources that address basic needs, including food, housing, transportation, clothing and other vital services.&nbsp;We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10847,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10847"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":397,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/basicneeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}